Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: 4467. 797048 07 8; 4 {[2,6 difluoro 4 (pent 1 en 1 yl)phenyl]ethynyl} 2 fluorobenzonitrile

👉 Okay, let’s tackle that… thing! Frankly, I stared at that monstrosity of a string for quite a while before realizing what we actually had to do here, and frankly, the resulting experience was mildly traumatic. Let me unpack this. 4467. 797048 07 8; 4 {[2,6 Difluoro 4 (pentinyl)phenyl]ethynyl} 2 fluorobenzonitrile...

1. Decoded Nonsense: The Anatomy of a Chemical Name That’s Trying To Be Fancy (And Failing Miserably) Okay, we need to realize that this isn't actually a name in the way you and I understand it. It's a systematic IUPAC designation – basically a ridiculously complex attempt by chemists to precisely describe a molecule. Let's break down each piece, as if there were some semblance of logic here: — 4. 797048…: This is probably the date the name was provisioned, it'd be anachronistic, and frankly, I would not want that to happen. The actual thing’s a string of numbers that has no relation to any data — 6:’ Anomaly. — 2, 6 Difluoro…: This immediately tells us we have a benzene ring—the very foundation of the whole thing—and that there are two fluorine atoms stuck onto it at positions 2