Organic compounds have both common and systematic names. The systematic names are given according to the IUPAC system, and the following roles are applied.

1.  The largest continuous chain of carbon atoms containing the functional group is selected and named using the common prefix which indicates the number of carbon atom in the chain
2. The carbon atoms are numbered to indicate the position of any functional group giving in the smallest number possible.
3. When two or more substituent are present they are twisted in alphabetic order
4. Prefixes like di, tri, tetra, and ete are used to indicate the number of identical functional group
5. The number assigned with functional group is placed between the stem and the functional group
6. If an organic compound contains two or more functional group, the functional group of the priority is the suffix while the other is the prefix.

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