Number: 2006-029-1-800
Title: Revision of "Principles
of Chemical Nomenclature"
Task Group
Chairman: G.J. Leigh
Members: N.G.
Connelly, T. Damhus,
H.B.F. Dixon, H.
Favre, R. Hartshorn,
S. Heller, M.
Hess, A. Hutton,
J. Kahovec, A.D.
McNaught, G.P.
Moss, E. Nordlander,
and J. Nytrai
Objective:
To produce a new version of the original book "Principles
of Chemical Nomenclature - A Guide to IUPAC Recommendations",
in the light of nomenclature developments since its publication
in 1998.
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1998 edition
Description:
The IUPAC colour books are currently in a state of revision,
especially the inorganic Red
Book (published 2005), the organic Blue Book (expected 2007;
project 2001-043-1-800),
and the macromolecular Purple Book (project 2002-048-1-400).
The original book was aimed at pre-University and first-year University
students and their teachers, and the new version will have a similar
audience. However, it is intended to widen the scope a little, to
include more biochemical nomenclature, more organometallic nomenclature,
and some treatment of Preferred IUPAC Names (PINs; see
both projects 2001-043-1-800
and 2006-038-1-800) and
the IUPAC International Chemical Identifier (InChI).
G.J. Leigh will be general editor; a writer and reviewer will contribute
to each main section - see assignment below. Much of the material
and the format of the original version will be retained; this is
a revision, not a rewriting.
Introductory chapters:
written by G.J. Leigh
reviewed by N.G. Connelly
Inorganic:
written by R. Hartshorn
reviewed by T. Damhus
Organic:
written by H. Favre
reviewed by J. Nytrai
Organometallic:
written by A. Hutton
reviewed by E. Nordlander
Macromolecular:
written by M. Hess
reviewed by J. Kahovec
Biochemical:
written by G.P. Moss
reviewed by H.B.F. Dixon
PINs/InChI:
written by A.D. McNaught
reviewed by S. Heller
Progress:
Last update: 4 January 2007
<project announcement published
in Chem.
Int.
July/Aug 2007, p. 23>