Do dashes in naming matter

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Mara Lockhart 3J
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Do dashes in naming matter

Postby Mara Lockhart 3J » Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:04 pm

If you are naming a structure that is 2-methylbutane, but wrote it as 2-methyl-butane, would you still get full credit? Does having the dash in-between methyl and butane matter? If so, how?
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Justin Le 2I
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Re: Do dashes in naming matter

Postby Justin Le 2I » Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:34 pm

I would play it safe and remove the dash.
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Re: Do dashes in naming matter

Postby Chem_Mod » Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:22 pm

Justin is correct, there is no dash between the root name (prop, but, hex, etc) and the prefix directly before it.
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Re: Do dashes in naming matter

Postby Chem_Mod » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:52 pm

2-methylbutane is correct but I give credit for 2-methyl-butane as it does make it easier to read.
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