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In IUPAC system, they are named as derivatives of the corresponding alkanes replacing 'ane' by the suffix 'yne'.Amines are derivatives of ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by another group.In common system, alkynes are named as derivatives of acetylene.Benzene was further found to produce one and only one monosubstituted derivative which indicated that all the six carbon and six hydrogen atoms of benzene are identical.Petroleum and its derivatives are called Black Gold as they are very valuable.You have read during nomenclature of different homologous series in Unit 12 that alcohols are the hydroxy derivatives of alkanes.They could be indole compounds (indole-3-acetic acid, IAA); adenine derivatives (N6-furfurylamino purine, kinetin), derivatives of carotenoids (abscisic acid, ABA); terpenes (gibberellic acid, GA3) or gases (ethylene, C2H4).Three molecules polymerise to form benzene, which is the starting molecule for the preparation of derivatives of benzene, dyes, drugs and large number of other organic compounds.