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\"\"Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013<\/strong>, IUPAC Blue book, prepared for publication by Henri A Favre and Warren H Powell, by RSC Publishing, 2014 [ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4]; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/9781849733069<\/a><\/p>\n

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Online release
\n<\/strong>HTML and PDF version prepared by G. P. Moss, includes a PDF for each chapter and combined PDF of the whole book; See Version 3, posted on 6 Dec 2023: https:\/\/iupac.qmul.ac.uk\/BlueBook\/PDF\/<\/a>
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An earlier HTML production of the IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry has been prepared by Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc and is searchable on the ACD\/Labs website <https:\/\/www.acdlabs.com\/iupac\/nomenclature<\/a>>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The rules given in the\u00a0Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry<\/i>, commonly known as the “Blue Book”, emphasize the generation of unambiguous names in accord with the historical development of the subject, because the need for a “unique” name was not perceived to be compelling by earlier generations of chemists. The so-called information explosion of recent decades is a major factor in changing this perception. The present matrix of rules, however, cannot easily be overlaid with a simple set of principles for selecting a preferred name among the systematic alternatives, and to declare a preference by arbitrary fiat in each situation would surely lead to widespread rejection. Therefore, IUPAC has initiated projects to formulate a comprehensive guide for selecting unique names that will, insofar as feasible, have good recognition value and general acceptance among chemists. Further projects, with longer-range objectives of systematizing nomenclature of organic compounds, are also under way.<\/p>\n

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Concise Summary
\n<\/em><\/strong>A Brief Guide to the Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry<\/em> has been first published in PAC<\/em> 92(3), pp. 527-539 (AOP 24 Feb 2020). An update has been released in June 2021; see related project here<\/a> for update and translations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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