Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry

1: General Aims, Functions and Methods of Chemical Nomenclature;

1.1: Introduction;

1.2: History of chemical nomenclature;

1.3: Aims of chemical nomenclature;

1.4: Functions of chemical nomenclature;

1.5: Methods of inorganic nomenclature;

1.6: Changes to previous IUPAC recommendations;

1.7: Nomenclature recommendations in other areas of chemistry;

1.8: References;

2: Grammar;

2.1: Introduction;

2.2: Enclosing marks;

2.3:Hyphens, plus and minus signs, 'em' dashes and bond indicators;

2.4: Solidus;

2.5: Dots, colons, commas and semicolons;

2.6: Spaces;

2.7: Elisions;

2.8: Numerals;

2.9: Italic letters;

2.10: Greek alphabet;

2.11: Asterisks;

2.12: Primes;

2.13: Multiplicative prefixes;

2.14: Locants;

2.15: Ordering principles;

2.16: Final remarks;

2.17: References;

3: Elements;3.1: Names and symbols of atoms;

3.2: Indication of mass, charge and atomic number using indexes (subscripts and superscripts);

3.3: Isotopes;

3.4: Elements (or elementary substances);

3.5: Elements in the periodic table;

3.6: References;

4: Formulae;

4.1: Introduction;

4.2: Definitions of types of formula;

4.3: Indication of ionic charge;

4.4: Sequence of citation of symbols in formulae;

4.5: Isotopically modified compounds;

4.6: Optional modifiers of formulae;

4.7: References;

5: Compositional Nomenclature, and Overview of Names of Ions and Radicals;

5.1: Introduction;

5.2: Stoichiometric names of elements and binary compounds;

5.3: Names of ions and radicals;

5.4: Generalized stoichiometric names;

5.5: Names of (formal) addition compounds;

5.6: Summary;

5.7: References;

6: Parenthydride Names and Substitutive Nomenclature;

6.1: Introduction;

6.2: Parent hydride names;

6.3: Substitutive names of derivatives of parent hydrides;

6.4: Names of ions and radicals derived from parent hydrides;

6.5: References;

7: Additive Nomenclature;

7.1: Introduction;

7.2: Mononuclear entities;

7.3: Polynuclear entities;

7.4: Inorganic chains and rings;

7.5: References;

8: Inorganic Acids and Derivatives;

8.1: Introduction and overview;

8.2: General principles for systematic naming of acids;

8.3: Additive names;

8.4: Hydrogen names;

8.5: Abbreviated hydrogen names for certain anions;

8.6: Functional replacement names for derivatives of oxoacids;

8.7: References;

9: Coordination Compounds;

9.1: Introduction;

9.2: Describing the constitution of coordination compounds;

9.3: Describing the configuration of coordination entities;

9.4: Final remarks;

9.5: References;

10: Organometallic Compounds;

10.1: Introduction;

10.2: Nomenclature of organometallic compounds of the transition elements;

10.3: Nomenclature of organometallic compounds of the main group elements;

10.4: Ordering of central atoms in polynuclear organometallic Compounds;

10.5: References;

11: Solids;

11.1: Introduction;

11.2: Names of solid phases;

11.3: Chemical composition;

11.4: Point defect (Kroeger-Vink) notation;

11.5: Phase nomenclature;

11.6: Non-stoichiometric phases;

11.7: Polymorphism;

11.8: Final remarks;

11.9: References;

Tables;

Table I: Names, symbols and atomic numbers of the elements;

Table II: Temporary names and symbols for elements of atomic number greater Than 111;

Table III: Suffixes and endings;

Table IV: Multiplicative prefixes;

Table V: Geometrical and structural affixes;

Table VI: Element sequence;

Table VII: Ligand abbreviations;

Table VIII: Structural formulae of selected ligands;

Table IX: Names of homoatomic, binary and certain other simple molecules, ions, compounds, radicals and substituent groups;

Table X: Anion names, 'a' terms used in substitutive nomenclature and 'y' terms used in chains and rings nomenclature