What are alicyclic compounds?

How do they differ from cyclic compounds?

How to identify if a compound is aliphatic or arromatic or alicyclic?

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Aliphatic cyclic compounds are called alicyclic compounds. These compounds are named as follows:

• The number of carbon atoms in the ring determines the word root.

• The primary suffix cyclo- is added before the word root.

• The primary suffix is determined by the nature of the ring (saturated or unsaturated).

Sometimes the carbon atoms in an alkane will form a complete ring. Such compounds are called cyclic compounds or ring compounds. When this happens, the prefix cyclo- is added to the name.

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