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How to generate common names for new organic compounds
Babcock_Hall:
I would like to name some new compounds with common names. I want to be as systematic and consistent as possible. Are there guidelines or instructions on how to do so somewhere? I realize that one could use IUPAC names, but I was trying not to, for the time being.
sjb:
For what purpose are you wanting these new names? Do they need to be eg human or machine read? Is something like BH-AAAAA1-A useful?
Babcock_Hall:
As a general rule, I find common names can bring a picture of the structure into my mind more easily than the IUPAC names.
hollytara:
Think about the ones you know - sometimes it is what it looks like (cubane) or where it came from (toluene).
But you can call it "Babs" if you like!
Babcock_Hall:
There are some molecules that we are making that are glycosides on one end and phosphonates on the other. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I want to name them as glycosides. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I want to name them as phosphonates. Plus there is a sulfide or sulfone in the middle. I am trying to generate names that students can use in research reports that give some indication of the functional groups without becoming cumbersome.
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