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The main purpose of chemical nomenclature is to disambiguate the spoken or written names of chemical compounds: each name should refer to one compound. Secondarily, each compound should have only one name, although in some cases some alternative names are accepted. Preferably, the name should also represent the structure or chemistry of a compound.
In chemistry, a number of prefixes, suffixes and infixes are used to describe the type and position of the functional groups in the compound. The steps for naming an organic compound are: [5] Identification of the most senior group. If more than one functional group, if any, is present, the one with highest group precedence should be used.
The main structure of chemical names according to IUPAC nomenclature. IUPAC nomenclature is a set of recommendations for naming chemical compounds and for describing chemistry and biochemistry in general. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is the international authority on chemical nomenclature and terminology.
However, many trivial names predate formal naming conventions. Trivial names can also be ambiguous or carry different meanings in different industries, geographic regions and languages. Godly noted that "Trivial names having the status of INN or ISO are carefully tailor-made for their field of use and are internationally accepted". [1]
The names "caffeine" and "3,7-dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione" both signify the same chemical compound.The systematic name encodes the structure and composition of the caffeine molecule in some detail, and provides an unambiguous reference to this compound, whereas the name "caffeine" simply names it.
Trivial names (non-systematic, or "common" names) are favored for use in titles of articles for organic compounds instead of systematic names.Trivial names are usually different from the preferred name following IUPAC nomenclature.
The recommendations describe a number of different ways in which compounds can be named. These are: compositional naming (e.g. sodium chloride) substitutive naming based on parent hydrides (GeCl 2 Me 2 dichlorodimethylgermane) additive naming ([MnFO 3] fluoridotrioxidomanganese) Additionally there are recommendations for the following:
Exotic molecule – a compound containing one or more exotic atoms; External links. Relevant links for chemical compounds are: