Specialist nomenclature for heterocyclic systems

Heterocyclic atoms are listed in decreasing order of priority 

Element Valence Prefix Element Valence Prefix 

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TABLE 1.3 Specialist Nomenclature for Heterocyclic Systems Heterocyclic atoms are listed in decreasing order of priority. 

Organic ring systems are named by replacement nomenclature. Three- to ten-membered mono-cyclic ring systems containing uncharged boron atoms may be named by the specialist nomenclature for heterocyclic systems. Organic derivatives are named as outlined for substitutive nomenclature. The complexity of boron nomenclature precludes additional details the text by Rigaudy and Klesney should be consulted. 

If the corresponding carbocyclic system is partially or completely hydrogenated, the additional hydrogen is cited using the appropriate H- or hydro- prefixes. A trivial name from Tables 1.5 and 1.6, if available, along with the state of hydrogenation may be used. In the specialist nomenclature for heterocyclic systems, the prefix or prefixes from... 

Table 1.4 Suffixes for Specialist Nomenclature of Heterocyclic Systems 1.12...

Lactams are named in several ways. They are named as alkanolactams by the IUPAC substitutive system, such as 3-propanolactam, 4-butanolactam, 5-pentanolactam, and 6-hexano-lactam, respectively, for the 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-membered rings, respectively. An alternate IUPAC method, the specialist heterocyclic nomenclature system, names these lactams as 2-azetidinone, 2-pyrrolidinone, 2-piperidinone, and hexahydro-2f/-azepi n-2-one, respectively. These lactams are also known by the trivial names fl-propiolactam, a-pyrrolidone (y-butyrolactam), a-piperidone (8-valerolactam), and e-caprolactam, respectively. 

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