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]
- ^ "Short Summary of IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compounds" (PDF). angelo.edu. Retrieved June 4, 2022.