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IUPAC nomenclature of chemistry
Systematic method of naming organic and inorganic chemical compounds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has published four sets of rules to standardize chemical nomenclature.
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There are two main areas:
- IUPAC nomenclature of inorganic chemistry (Red Book)
- IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry (Blue Book)