1.The prefix ‘cyclo’ is added to the name of the corresponding alkane, alkene and alkyne.
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2.If alkyl substitution is present, irresepective of the number of carbon in the chain, the alkyl group is taken as the substitution.
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3.If two or more alkyl groups are present, locants are allocated based on the alphabetic rule.
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4. If -COOH group is present, it is named as cycloalkanecarboxylic acid.
-CHO group, cycloalkanecarbaldehyde.
-COCl group, cycloalkane carbonyl chloride.
-CONH2 group, cycloalkanecarboxamide.
-COOR group , alkyl cycloalkanecarboxylate.
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If a functional group is present in an aliphatic chain or cyclic ring, that part is written at last and the portion without functional group is taken as substitutions.
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