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Do you have to state the position of nitrile groups in organic compounds??

Do you put in a number to describe whereabouts in the carbon chain a nitrile has been placed??
No, you just base the alkyl naming off where it is. For example, if we had a 4-carbon compound and the nitrile group was on the centre it would be 2-methyl propane nitrile - as you always start counting from the nitrile.

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