locant

chemical nomenclature

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hydrocarbons

  • structures of common hydrocarbon compounds
    In hydrocarbon: Nomenclature

    …a number (3-), called a locant, obtained by successively numbering the carbons in the parent chain starting at the end nearer the branch. The compound is therefore called 3-methylheptane.

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steroids

  • steroid hormones
    In steroid: Steroid numbering system and nomenclature

    …and suffixes include numbers, called locants, indicative of the position in the carbon skeleton at which the modification occurs, and, where necessary, the orientation of a substituent is shown as α- or β-. The carbon atom at position 3, for example, is referred to as C3; a hydroxyl group attached…

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