In 1866, August Wilhelm von Hofmann suggested systematizing nomenclature by using the whole sequence of vowels a, e, i, o and u to create suffixes -ane, -ene, -ine (or -yne), -one, -une, for the hydrocarbons CnH2n+2, CnH2n, CnH2n−2, CnH2n−4, CnH2n−6.
ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, ˈɔːɡəst wˈɪlhɛlm vˈɑːn hˈɑːfmən sədʒˈɛstᵻd sˈɪstəmˌæɾaɪzɪŋ nəmˈɛŋklətʃɚ baɪ jˈuːzɪŋ ðə hˈoʊl sˈiːkwəns ʌv vˈaʊəlz ˈeɪ, ˈiː, ˈaɪ, ˈoʊ ænd jˈuː tə kɹiːˈeɪt sˈʌfɪksᵻz ˈeɪn, ˈiːn, ɪnˈiː ɔːɹ ˈʌn, wˌʌn, jˈuːn, fɚðə hˈaɪdɹəkˌɑːɹbənz sˌiːˈɛn ˈeɪtʃ tˈuː ˈɛn plˈʌs tˈuː, sˌiːˈɛn ˈeɪtʃ tˈuː ˈɛn, sˌiːˈɛn ˈeɪtʃ tˈuː ˈɛn mˈaɪnəs tˈuː, sˌiːˈɛn ˈeɪtʃ tˈuː ˈɛn mˈaɪnəs fˈoːɹ, sˌiːˈɛn ˈeɪtʃ tˈuː ˈɛn mˈaɪnəs sˈɪks.