The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has published four sets of rules to standardize chemical nomenclature.

There are two main areas:

• IUPAC nomenclature of inorganic chemistry (Red Book)
• IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry (Blue Book)

Use[edit]

IUPAC nomenclature is used for the naming of chemical compounds, based on their chemical composition and their structure.^[1] For example, one can deduce that 1-chloropropane has a Chlorine atom on the first carbon in the 3-carbon propane chain.

See also[edit]

• Preferred IUPAC name
• IUPAC books