{"id":19301,"date":"2021-11-01T03:20:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T07:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iupac.org\/?page_id=19301"},"modified":"2023-11-13T14:51:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:51:02","slug":"brief-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iupac.org\/what-we-do\/nomenclature\/brief-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Brief Guides to Nomenclature"},"content":{"rendered":"

The universal adoption of an agreed nomenclature is a key tool for efficient communication in the chemical sciences, in industry and for regulations associated with import\/export or health and safety. IUPAC provides recommendations on many aspects of nomenclature. The basics of organic nomenclature<\/strong>, of inorganic nomenclature<\/strong> and polymer nomenclature<\/strong> are summarized in a collection of Brief Guides<\/em> accessible below. These compilations are coordinated by the Division of Chemical Nomenclature and Structure Representation<\/a> (Division VIII).<\/p>\n

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Organic Nomenclature<\/span><\/td>\nInorganic Nomenclature<\/span><\/td>\nPolymer Nomenclature<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Organic Nomenclature<\/h2>\n

A Brief Guide to the Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry<\/em> was first published in PAC<\/em> 92(3), pp. 527-539 (2020) <https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/pac-2019-0104>. An update was released in June 2021 [PDF<\/a>]; see relevant project here<\/a> for updates and translations.<\/p>\n

Inorganic Nomenclature<\/h2>\n

A Brief Guide to the Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry<\/em> was first published in PAC<\/em> 87(9-10), 1039-1049 (2015) <https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1515\/pac-2014-0718>. An update was released in Nov 2017 [PDF<\/a>]; see relevant project here<\/a> for updates and translations.<\/p>\n

Polymer Nomenclature<\/h2>\n

A Brief Guide to Polymer Nomenclature<\/em> has been published in\u00a0PAC<\/em> 84(10), pp. 2167-2169 (2012); https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1351\/PAC-REP-12-03-05<\/a>. A two-sided\u00a0PDF document<\/a> is readily available for reprint; see relevant project here<\/a> for updates and translations.<\/p>\n

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Comprehensive details can be found in the IUPAC Color Books<\/a> (the Blue Book for nomenclature of organic chemistry; the Red Book for inorganic compounds, and the Purple Book for polymers).
\nAn overall summary of chemical nomenclature can be found in Principles of Chemical Nomenclature<\/a><\/em>. Check each project page for updates and translations; see also https:\/\/www.qmul.ac.uk\/sbcs\/iupac\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Other brief and refs<\/em><\/h2>\n

A Brief Guide to Polymerization Terminology<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0has been published in\u00a0PAC<\/em> in 2022;\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/pac-2021-0115<\/a>. A\u00a0 two-sided PDF document<\/a> is readily available for reprint; see relevant project here<\/a> for updates and translations.<\/p>\n

A Brief Guide to Polymer Characterization <\/em>has been published in\u00a0PAC in 2023; <\/em>see relevant project<\/a><\/p>\n

A 4-page Concise summary of Quantities, Units, and Symbols in Physical Chemistry<\/em><\/strong>, is available as part of the IUPAC Green Book<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A\u00a04-page concise summary (PDF) of the Silver Book<\/a> (NPU terminology in eHealth domain)<\/p>\n

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