Aliphatic chain names
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| Chain length | Systematic name | Common name (alkane) |
| 1 | met- | - |
| 2 | eth- | - |
| 3 | prop- | - |
| 4 | but- | - |
| 5 | pent- | - |
| 6 | hex- | - |
| 7 | hept- | - |
| 8 | oct- | caprylic |
| 9 | non- | - |
| 10 | dec- | capric |
| 11 | undeca- | - |
| 12 | dodeca- | laurylic |
| 13 | trideca- | - |
| 14 | tetradeca- | myristic |
| 15 | pantadeca- | - |
| 16 | hexadeca- | palmitic |
| 17 | heptadeca- | - |
| 18 | octadeca- | stearic |
| 19 | nonadeca- | - |
| 20 | icos- | - |