Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, commonly referred to by chemists as the Blue Book, is a collection of recommendations on organic chemical nomenclature published at irregular intervals by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). A full edition was published in 1979, an abridged and updated version of which was published in 1993 as A Guide to IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compounds. Both of these are now out-of-print in their paper versions, but are available free of charge in electronic versions. After the release of a draft version for public comment in 2004 and the publication of several revised sections in the journal Pure and Applied Chemistry, a fully revised edition was published in print in 2013 and its online version is also available.
See also
- IUPAC Color Books
- Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry (the Red Book)
- Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry (the Green Book)
- Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the Gold Book)
- Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book)
- Compendium of Polymer Terminology and Nomenclature (the Purple Book)
- Compendium of Terminology and Nomenclature of Properties Clinical Laboratory Sciences (the Silver Book)
- Biochemical Nomenclature (the White Book).
References
External links
- Searchable Internet version of the 1979 and 1993 recommendations
- 2004 draft recommendations (the proposed new version of the Blue Book)
- IUPAC Nomenclature Books Series (commonly known as the "Colour Books")
- Bibliography of translations
- Official corrigendum to the 1993 recommendations
