Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry

by Connelly, Neil G.; Hartshorn, Richard M.; Damhus, Ture; Hutton, Alan T.

• ISBN13: 9780854044382
• ISBN10: 0854044388
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-20
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
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Summary

The Rules of Inorganic Nomenclature (the 'Red Book'), first published in 1958 by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), was most recently updated as Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry 1990. This new edition of the Red Book clarifies and updates recommendations concerning the names and formulae of inorganic compounds and reflects major recent developments in inorganic chemistry. Moreover, it presents recommendations fully consistent with the principles of the nomenclature of organic chemistry. In order to choose the most appropriate of the various nomenclature systems described, a flowchart is provided to guide the reader to a section or chapter where rules can be found for a particular type of compound or species. Copious examples are supplemented by an extensive subject index.

Table of Contents

General Aims, Functions and Methods of Chemical Nomenclature	1	(14)
Introduction	1	(1)
History of chemical nomenclature	2	(1)
Aims of chemical nomenclature	3	(1)
Functions of chemical nomenclature	4	(1)
Methods of inorganic nomenclature	4	(4)
Changes to previous IUPAC recommendations	8	(5)
Nomenclature recommendations in other areas of chemistry	13	(1)
References	13	(2)
Grammar	15	(31)
Introduction	16	(1)
Enclosing marks	17	(7)
Hyphens, plus and minus signs, `em' dashes and bond indicators	24	(3)
Solidus	27	(1)
Dots, colons, commas and semicolons	27	(3)
Spaces	30	(1)
Elisions	31	(1)
Numerals	31	(3)
Italic letters	34	(1)
Greek alphabet	35	(1)
Asterisks	36	(1)
Primes	36	(1)
Multiplicative prefixes	37	(1)
Locants	38	(2)
Ordering principles	40	(4)
Final remarks	44	(1)
References	45	(1)
Elements	46	(7)
Names and symbols of atoms	46	(1)
Indication of mass, charge and atomic number using indexes (subscripts and superscripts)	47	(1)
Isotopes	48	(1)
Elements (or elementary substances)	48	(3)
Elements in the periodic table	51	(1)
References	52	(1)
Formulae	53	(15)
Introduction	54	(1)
Definitions of types of formula	54	(3)
Indication of ionic charge	57	(1)
Sequence of citation of symbols in formulae	58	(6)
Isotopically modified compounds	64	(1)
Optional modifiers of formulae	65	(2)
References	67	(1)
Compositional Nomenclature, and Overview of Names of Ions and Radicals	68	(15)
Introduction	68	(1)
Stoichiometric names of elements and binary compounds	69	(1)
Names of ions and radicals	70	(5)
Generalized stoichiometric names	75	(5)
Names of (formal) addition compounds	80	(1)
Summary	81	(1)
References	82	(1)
Parent Hydride Names and Substitutive Nomenclature	83	(28)
Introduction	84	(1)
Parent hydride names	84	(17)
Substitutive names of derivatives of parent hydrides	101	(4)
Names of ions and radicals derived from parent hydrides	105	(5)
References	110	(1)
Additive Nomenclature	111	(13)
Introduction	111	(2)
Mononuclear entities	113	(1)
Polynuclear entities	114	(4)
Inorganic chains and rings	118	(5)
References	123	(1)
Inorganic Acids and Derivatives	124	(18)
Introduction and overview	124	(2)
General principles for systematic naming of acids	126	(7)
Additive names	133	(1)
Hydrogen names	134	(3)
Abbreviated hydrogen names for certain anions	137	(1)
Functional replacement names for derivatives of oxoacids	137	(4)
References	141	(1)
Coordination Compounds	142	(58)
Introduction	144	(5)
Describing the constitution of coordination compounds	149	(25)
Describing the configuration of coordination entities	174	(24)
Final remarks	198	(1)
References	198	(2)
Organometallic Compounds	200	(35)
Introduction	200	(1)
Nomenclature of organometallic compounds of the transition elements	201	(27)
Nomenclature of organometallic compounds of the main group elements	228	(4)
Ordering of central atoms in polynuclear organometallic compounds	232	(1)
References	233	(2)
Solids	235	(106)
Introduction	236	(1)
Names of solid phases	236	(1)
Chemical composition	237	(1)
Point defect (Kroger--Vink) notation	238	(3)
Phase nomenclature	241	(1)
Non-stoichiometric phases	242	(3)
Polymorphism	245	(1)
Final remarks	246	(1)
References	246	(2)
TABLES
Table I Names, symbols and atomic numbers of the elements	248	(2)
Table II Temporary names and symbols for elements of atomic number greater than 111	250	(1)
Table III Suffixes and endings	251	(7)
Table IV Multiplicative prefixes	258	(1)
Table V Geometrical and structural affixes	259	(1)
Table VI Element sequence	260	(1)
Table VII Ligand abbreviations	261	(8)
Table VIII Structural formulae of selected ligands	269	(11)
Table IX Names of homoatomic, binary and certain other simple molecules, ions, compounds, radicals and substituent groups	280	(57)
Table X Anion names, `a' terms used in substitutive nomenclature and `y' terms used in chains and rings nomenclature	337	(4)
Subject Index	341