Division VIII Chemical Nomenclature and Structure Representation Division
Prepared by G. P. Moss
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London,
Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK
g.p.moss@qmul.ac.uk
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| Chapter | Title |
| Preface, Acknowledgements, Changes and Glossary [PDF (193 KB)] | |
| P-1 | General Principles, Rules, and Conventions [PDF (2.2 MB)] |
| P-2 | Parent Hydrides [PDF (5.2MB)] |
| P-3 | Characteristic (functional) and Substituent Groups [PDF (961 KB)] |
| P-4 | Rules for Name Construction [PDF (2.3 MB)] |
| P-5 | Selecting Preferred IUPAC Names and Constructing Names of Organic Compounds [PDF (1.8 MB)] |
| P-6 | Applications to Specific Classes of Compounds (P-60–P-65) [PDF (3.4 MB)] |
| P-6 | Applications to Specific Classes of Compounds (P-66–P-69) [PDF (3.2 MB)] |
| P-7 | Radicals, Ions, and Related Species [PDF (1.2 MB)] |
| P-8 | Isotopically Modified Compounds [PDF (586 KB)] |
| P-9 | Specification of Configuration and Conformation [PDF (3.1 MB)] |
| P-10 | Parent Structures for Natural Products and Related Compounds [PDF (3.6 MB)] |
| References [PDF (60 KB)] | |
| Appendix 1 ‘a’ terms [PDF (64 KB)] | |
| Appendix 2 Detachable Prefixes [PDF (628 KB)] | |
| Appendix 3 Structures for Alkaloids, Steroids, Terpenoids, etc. [PDF (1.3 MB)] |
A PDF of the whole book is available (29.8 MB). This is a merged copy of the individual chapters and other files below. Version 3 added 6 December 2023.