Editing Locant (section)

{{Short description|Prefix in organic chemistry nomenclature}}
In the [[IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry|nomenclature]] of [[organic chemistry]], a '''locant''' is a term to indicate the position of a [[functional group]] or [[substituent]] within a [[molecule]].<ref name="bluebook">{{cite book |title=Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry. IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. |publisher=International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |location=London |isbn=978-0-85404-182-4 |url=https://iupac.qmul.ac.uk/BlueBook/PDF/BlueBookV2.pdf |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref>