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In the nomenclature of organic chemistry, a locant is a term to indicate the position of a functional group or substituent within a molecule.

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  • Numeric locants
  • Greek letter locants
  • Proteins and amino acids
  • Enols and enolates
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In the nomenclature of organic chemistry, a locant is a term to indicate the position of a functional group or substituent within a molecule.

== Numeric locants ==

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