Radicals, nomenclature of, in oxy

Alkoxy compounds are commonly called ethers. In current CAS nomenclature they are named as derivatives of functional parent compounds, hydrocarbons, etc., by use of oxy radicals. 

Names of Ethers.— The systematic official names of ethers are made by using the term oxy in connection with the hydrocarbon names corresponding to the alkyl radicals. The common names are the same as the alcohols with ether in place of alcohol. The following table gives some of the better known ethers of both kinds and will illustrate the nomenclature. 

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