International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry Division

Nomenclature and Atomic Weight Recommendations

Books

Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations 2005, 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry. Edited by N G Connelly and T Damhus (with R M Hartshorn and A T Hutton) [ISBN 0-85404-438-8]. Also available PDF format (4.13 MBt). For corrections click here.

C. Balarew (editor), with P. Bonchev, P. Peshev, V. Dimitrov, B. Alexiev, D. Todorovski, N. Trendafilova, I. Dukov (translation), Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry, Recommendations of IUPAC 2005 Academic Publishing House "Professor Marin Drinov", 2009, 412 p.[ISBN 978-954-322-330-5] (in Bulgarian) for title page click here.

P. Fodor-Csányi, Gy. Horányi, T. Kiss and L. Simándi, Szervetlen kémiai nevezéktan, a IUPAC 2005, évi szabályai, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 2008, 407 pp [ISBN 978-963-05-8559-0] (in Hungarian).

H. Ogino, T. Iwamoto, M. Okazaki, T. Saito, and M. Nakahara (translation), Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry, Recommendations of IUPAC 2005 Tokyo Kagaku Dozin Co., Ltd. 2010 [ISBN 978-4-8079-0727-4] (in Japanese) for cover click here.

Translation in progress in Czech and Polish.

R.B. Faria, O.A. Serra (Brazil), J. Cardoso (Cape Verde), J.A.L. Costa, M.H. Garcia, R.T. Henriques, B.J. Herold, M.C.F. Magalhães, J. Marçaio, O. Pellegrino (Portugal), Nomenclatura de Química Inorgânica, recomendações da IUPAC de 2005 Ist-Press, Tecnico Ulisboa, 2017 (ISBN 978-989-8481-59-7) (in Portuguese) for cover click here

Andrej Šmalc (translator), Nomenklatura anorganske kemije, Slovenian Chemical Society, Ljubljana, 2008 (ISBN: 9789619073186 9619073185) (in Slovenian) for cover click here

MA Ciriano and PR Polo Nomencatura de Química Inorgánica, recommendaciones de la IUPAC de 2005 Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza, 2007 [ISBN 978-84-7733-905-2] (in Spanish)

Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry, Recommendations 1990, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1990. Edited by G J Leigh. [ISBN 0-632-02319-8; 0-632-02494-1 (pbk)].

Adaptimi në Gjuhën Shqipe i Nomenklaturës së Kimisë Inorganike të Bashkimii Ndërkombëtar të së Pastër e të Zbatuar (I.U.P.A.C.)Bul. Shkencave Nat., 1986, 40(1), 1-63; 40(2), 9-75 (1970 rules) (in Albanian)

E Casassas i Simó and J Sales i Cabré Nomenclatura de Química Inorganica, Recomancions de 1990, Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Carrer del Carme 47, ES-08001 Barcelona, Spain, 1997. [ISBN 84-7283-360-7] (in Catalan)

V Simeon Hrvataka Nomenklatura Anorganske Kemije, Skolska Kmjiga, Zagreb, 1996 [from 1990 version] (in Croatian)

B Grabaric, A Janekovic, M Markovic, V Simeon-Rudolf, H Vancik and V Simeon Hrvatska Nomenklatura Anorganski Kemije Croatian Chemical Society, Zagreb, Croatia, 1997 [from 1990 version] (in Croatian)

J Klikorta and J Hanzlík, N ázvosloví anorganické chemie, Definitivní Pravidla k Roku , 1979, Academia, Praha, 1980. [also 1974 for translation of the 1972 edition.] (in Czech)

Regels voor de Nomenclatuur van de Anorganische Chemie 1970, Koninklijke Nederlandse Chemische Vereniging, 1983 (in Dutch)

Bull. Soc. Chim. France, 1975 (2) Special issue 64 pp (1970 rules) (in French)

Regeln für die Nomenklatur der Anorganischen Chemie 1970, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim, 1976. (in German)
W Liebscher and J Neels, Nomenclatur der Anorganischen Chemie: Deutsche Ausgabe der Empfehlungen 1990, VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Weinheim, 1994, 340 pp [ISBN 3 527 25713 6; paperback 3-527-29340-X 1995] (in German).

P Fodor-Csányi and L Simándi, Szervetlen kémiai nevezéktan, Magyar Kémikusok Egyesülete, Budapest, 1995, 245 pp (in Hungarian).

K Yamasaki, Muki kagaku Meimeiho, Tokyo Kagaku Dozin Co., Tokyo, 1993. [ISBN 4-8079-0379-9] (in Japanese).

Z. Stasicka, Nomenklatura chemii nieorganicznej (zalecenia 1990), Wrocław. Wydawnictwo. Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego 1998. [ISBN 83-229-1879-8] (in Polish)

D Purdela, Nomenclatura Chemie Anorganice, Academy of the Socialistic Republic of Romania, Bucharest, 1977, 153 pp [from 1971 edition] (in Romanian).

Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry II. Recommendations 2000 Edited by J.A. McCleverty and N.G. Connelly, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2001 [ISBN 0854044876]

P Fodor-Csányi, Szervetlen kémiai nevezéktan II, A Kémia Újabb Eredményei 92, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 2003, 138 pp (in Hungarian).

How to Name an Inorganic Substance, 1977. A Guide to the Use of Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry: Definitive Rules 1970, Pergamon Press, 1977. [ISBN 0 08 021982 9]

Epäorgaanisen Kemian Nimistö, Association of Finnish Chemical Societies, Helsinki, 1982. [ISBN 951-9223-13-4] (in Finnish)

Kemi. Kozl., 1979, 52, 217-243 (in Hungarian)

Nomenklatura związków nieorganicznych, Wrocław : Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich - Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, 1988. [ISBN 83-04-02692-9] (in Polish)

Specific Recommendations.

Nomenclature of inorganic boron compounds, Pure Appl. Chem., 1972, 30, 681-710.

Kemi. Kozl., 1979, 51, 405-430 (in Hungarian)
Section D: Organic Compounds Containing Elements that are not exclusively Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Halogen, Sulfur, Selenium and Tellurium, in Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, Sections A, B, C, D, E, F, and H, Pergamon Press, 1979. Edited by J Rigaudy and S P Klesney, pp 323-471. [ISBN 0-08-022369-9]

FC Alderweireldt, HJT Bos, L Maat and D Tavernier, Regels voor de nomenclature van de organische chemie, sectie D, lambda-conventie, delta-conventie, Koninklijke Nederlandse Chemische Vereniging, Koninklijke Vlaamse Chemische Vereniging, 1990, ISBN 90-71446-04-2 (in Dutch)

Chem. Listy, 1976, 70, 591-602, 716-736; 1978, 72, 54-67, 618-632. [Rules D-1, D-5, D-6 and D-7 only]. (in Czech)

O. Achmatowicz, Nomenklatura związków organicznych. Część D, Związki organiczne zawierające poza węglem, wodorem, tlenem, azotem, fluorowcami, siarką, selenem i tellurem również inne pierwiastki. PWN Warszawa-Łódź 1981. [ISBN 83-01-02179-9] (in Polish)
Rev. Soc. Quim. Mex., 1976, 20, 278-286 [Rules D-0 to D-2.42 only]. (in Spanish)

Nomenkl. Pravila IYuPAK Khim. 1979, 2, 509-896 (in Russian and English) [Sections C-5 to C-9, D-2 and D-7].

Recommendations for the naming of elements of atomic numbers greater than 100, Pure Appl. Chem., 1979, 51, 381-384. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Chem. Listy, 1978, 72, 853-856. (in Czech)

Kemi. Kozl., 1979, 52, 245-246 (in Hungarian)

Nomenclature of inorganic chemistry. Part II.1. Isotopically modified compounds, Pure Appl. Chem., 1981, 53, 1887-1900. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Chem. Listy, 1984, 78, 1094-1105 (in Czech).

Kemi. Kozl., 1981, 55, 309-321 (in Hungarian)

Nomenclature of inorganic chemistry. Part II.2. Nomenclature of hydrides of nitrogen and derived cations, anions and ligands, Pure Appl. Chem., 1982, 54, 2545-2552. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Magyar Kémiai Folyóitat, 1994, 100, 318-324 (in Hungarian).
Atomic Weights of the Elements 1987, Pure Appl. Chem., 1988, 60, 841-854 [Revised Ga]. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Isotopic composition of the elements 1983, Pure Appl. Chem., 1984, 56, 653-674. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Element by element review of their atomic weights, Pure Appl. Chem., 1984, 56, 695-768. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Nomenclature of polyanions, Pure Appl. Chem., 1987, 59, 1529-1548. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Magyar Kémiai Folyóitat, 1995, 101, 203-212 (in Hungarian).
New notations in the periodic table, Pure Appl. Chem., 1988, 60, 431-436. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Atomic Weights of the Elements 1987, Pure Appl. Chem., 1988, 60, 841-854 [Revised Ga]. A PDF of the printed version is available.

IUPAC-IUPAP Transfermium Working Group, Part 1, Criteria that must be satisfied for the discovery of a new chemical element to be recognized, Pure Appl. Chem., 1991, 63, 879-886. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Atomic Weights of the Elements 1989, Pure Appl. Chem., 1991, 63, 975-990 [Revised Ni, Sb]. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Isotopic compositions of the elements 1989, Pure Appl. Chem., 1991, 63, 991-1002. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Atomic Weights of the Elements 1991, Pure Appl. Chem., 1992, 64, 1519-1534 [Revised In, W, Os]. A PDF of the printed version is available.

IUPAC-IUPAP Transfermium Working Group, Part 2, Introduction to discovery profiles; Part 3, Discovery profiles of the transfermium elementsPure Appl. Chem., 1993, 65, 1757-1814. A PDF of the printed version is available.

IUPAC-IUPAP Transfermium Working Group, Responses on the report 'Discovery of the transfermium elements, Pure Appl. Chem., 1993, 65, 1815-1824. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Nomenclature and terminology of graphite intercalation compounds, Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 1893-1901. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Names and symbols of transfermium elements, Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 2419-2421. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Magyar Kémiai Folyóitat, 1995, 101, 308-309 (in Hungarian).
Atomic Weights of the Elements 1993, Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 2423-2444 [Revised Ti, Fe, Sb, Ir]. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid, Pure Appl. Chem., 1995, 67, 473-506. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Atomic Weights of the Elements 1995, Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 2339-2359 [Revised Al, As, Au, Bi, C, Ce, Cs, Eu, Mn, Na, P, Pt]. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Glossary of Terms used in Bioinorganic Chemistry, Recommendations 1997, Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 1251-1303. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Nomenclature of inorganic chains and rings compounds, Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 1659-1692. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Names and symbols of transfermium elements, Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 2471-2473. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Isotopic compositions of the elements 1997, Pure Appl. Chem., 1998, 70, 217-235. A PDF of the printed version is available.

History of the recommended atomic-weight values from 1882-1997: a comparision of differences from current values to the estimated uncertainties of earlier values, Pure Appl. Chem., 1998, 70, 237-257. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Nomenclature of organometallic compounds of the transition elements, IUPAC recommendations 1999, Pure Appl. Chem., 1999, 71, 1557-1585. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Angew. Chem., 2002, 114, 2043-2058. (in German)
Atomic Weights of the Elements 1997, Pure Appl. Chem., 1999, 71, 1593-1607. A PDF of the printed version is available (errata).

Terminology for compounds in the Si-Al-O-N system, IUPAC recommendations 1999, Pure Appl. Chem., 1999, 71, 1765-1769. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Angew. Chem., 2002, 114, 2721-2723. (in German)
Names for inorganic radicals (IUPAC Recommendations 2000) Pure Appl. Chem., 2000, 72, 437-446. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Names for muonium and hydrogen atoms and their ions, IUPAC recommendations 1999, Pure Appl. Chem., 2001, 73, 377-380. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Atomic Weights of the Elements 1999, Pure Appl. Chem., 2001, 73, 667-683. [revised N, S, Cl, Ge, Xe, Er, U + 114, 116 and 118] A PDF of the printed version is available.

Changes to the 1999 atomic weights reported in the 2001 review in Chem. Int., 2001 23, 179. [revised Zn, Kr, Mo and Dy] see 2001 table.

Naming of new elements, IUPAC Recommendations 2002, Pure Appl. Chem., 2002, 74, 787-791. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Isotope-abundance variations of selected elements (IUPAC Technical Report) Pure Appl. Chem. 2002, 74 1987-2017. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Atomic Weights of the Elements 2001, Pure Appl. Chem., 2003, 75, 1107-1122. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Atomic Weights of the Elements 2005, Pure Appl. Chem., 2006, 78, 2051-2066. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Representation of configuration in coordination polyhedra and the extension of current methodology to coordination numbers greater than six (IUPAC Technical Report), Pure Appl. Chem., 2007, 79, 1779-1799. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Atomic Weights of the Elements 2007, Pure Appl. Chem., 2010, 82, 753-755. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Atomic Weights of the Elements 2009, Pure Appl. Chem., 2011, 83, 359-396. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Atomic Weights of the Elements 2011, Pure Appl. Chem., 2013, 85, 1047-1078. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Atomic Weights of the Elements 2013, Pure Appl. Chem., 2016, 88, 265-291. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Assessment of international reference materials for isotope-ratio analysis (IUPAC Technical Report) Pure Appl. Chem., 2014, 86, 425-467. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Review of footnotes and annotations to the 1949-2013 tables of standard atomic weights and tables of isotopic compositions of the elements (IUPAC Technical Report) Pure Appl. Chem., 2016, 88, 689-699. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Toward a comprehensive definition of oxidation state (IUPAC Technical Report) Pure Appl. Chem., 2014, 86, 1017-1081. A PDF of the printed version is available.

The brief guide to the Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry Pure Appl. Chem., 2015, 87, 1039-1049. A PDF of the printed version is available. An A4 four sides version is available. Other formats and some translations are also available from the project page (click on "progress").

A PDF of the document in Basque version
A PDF of the document in Catalan version
Chem.Listy 2021, 115, 673-678. (in Czech)
A PDF of the Danish version
A PDF of the Dutch version
The French version was published in Actual. Chim., 2019, 437, 12-17.
A PDF of the Galician version
A PDF of the Slovak version
A PDF of the Spanish version.
The Spanish version was also published in Annales to Química, 2015, 111(4), after p. 268.
German, Portugese and Thai translations are in preparation.
Catherine E. Housecroft and Alan G. Sharpe, Inorganic Chemistry, 5th edition, 2018, 1248-1251.
Isotope-abundance variations and atomic weights of selected elements: 2016 (IUPAC Technical Report) Pure Appl. Chem., 2015, 87, 1203-1224. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Names and symbols of the elements with atomic numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118 (IUPAC Recommendations 2016) Pure Appl. Chem., 2015, 87, 1225-1229. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Isotopic compositions of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report), Pure Appl. Chem., 2016, 88, 293-306. A PDF of the printed version is available.

How to name new chemical elements (IUPAC Recommendations 2016) Pure Appl. Chem., 2016, 88, 401-405. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Nomenclature for boranes and related species (IUPAC Recommendations 2019) Pure Appl. Chem. 2020, 92, 355-381. Also available in PDF format

End-of-line hyphenation of chemical names (IUPAC Recommendations 2020) Pure Appl. Chem. 2021, 93(1) 47-68. Also available in PDF format

Variation of lead isotopic composition and atomic weight in terrestrial materials (IUPAC Technical Report) Pure Appl. Chem., 2021, 93, 155-166. A PDF of the printed version is available.


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Newsletter 1985, Polyhedron, 1986, 5, 925-926; Transition Met. Chem., 1986, 11, 35-36.


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