( However ( , ( ( because ( they ( ( are not ) ( associated ( with ( ionic bonding ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( these cations ) ( ( have ( a ( special name ) ) ) . ) ) ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB However)) (, ,) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP are) (RB not) (VP (VBN associated) (PP (IN with) (NP (JJ ionic) (NN bonding))))))) (, ,) (NP (DT these) (NNS cations)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (DT a) (JJ special) (NN name))) (. .)))
However, because they are not associated with ionic bonding, these cations have a special name.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (VP (VBG naming) (NP (DT an) (JJ ionic) (NN compound))))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN cation)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN written) (ADVP (RB first)))) (. .)))
When naming an ionic compound, the cation is written first.