The suffix -yne is used in organic chemistry to form names of organic compounds containing the -C≡C- group, known generally as alkynes. Sometimes a number between hyphens is inserted before it to state which atoms the triple bond is between. This suffix arose as a collapsed form of the end of the word "acetylene". The final "-e" disappears if it is followed by another suffix that starts with a vowel.[2]
- ^ Europäisches Arzneibuch, 6. Ausgabe, Deutscher Apotheker Verlag Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-7692-3962-1, pp. 2503–2504.
- ^ Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry (3 ed.). London: Butterworths. 1971 (3rd edition combined) [1958 (A: Hydrocarbons, and B: Fundamental Heterocyclic Systems), 1965 (C: Characteristic Groups)]. ISBN 0-408-70144-7.
