Difference between bi and bis as prefixes of a molecule?

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The discussion clarifies the distinction between the prefixes "bi" and "bis" in chemical nomenclature. "Bis" is preferred over "bi" when describing substitution on metals to eliminate ambiguity, particularly in complex structures. The terms "tris" and "tetrakis" follow the same convention to avoid confusion. For detailed guidelines, users are directed to a specific PDF document that outlines these rules on pages 0.31 and 0.32.

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What is the difference? I know about di and bi but not about bi and bis.
 
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Go here and scroll to the bottom. Click on the definitive rules link and download the pdf. On page 0.31 0.32 in the preamble the use of bis vs bi, tris vs tri, etc is discussed. Generally, bis, tris, tetrakis, etc., are used to remove ambiguity when the use of bi, tri, tetra and so forth, would result in confusion.

When in doubt, use bis rather than bi when describing substitution on metals.
 

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