-one

Suffix used in organic chemistry
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The suffix -one is used in organic chemistry to form names of organic compounds containing the -C(=O)- group: see ketone.[1] Sometimes a number between hyphens is inserted before it to state which atom the =O atom is attached to. This suffix was extracted from the word acetone. The final "-e" disappears if it is followed by another suffix that starts with a vowel.

References

  1. ^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Commission on Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry (1993). Panico R; Powell WH; Richer JC (eds.). A guide to IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds: recommendations 1993. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications. ISBN 0-632-03702-4.
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Carbon-based
  • -ane (alkane)
  • -ene (alkene)
  • -ine (unsaturated hydrocarbon)
  • -yne (alkyne)
  • alk- (nonaromatic hydrocarbon)
  • ar- (aromatic)
  • cyclo- (cyclic)
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Sulfur-based
Counting axial atoms
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