NOMENCLATURE OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

THIS EDITION CLARIFIES AND UPDATES RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE NAMES AND FORMULAE OF INORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND REFLECTS THE 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 WHERE RULES CAN BE FOUND FOR A PARTICULAR TYPE OF COMPOUND OR SPECIES.