Functional class nomenclature
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Functional class nomenclature, also called radicofunctional nomenclature, is a type of chemical nomenclature used for organic compounds.[1] It is similar in principle to the compositional nomenclature used for inorganic compounds.[2] Examples of functional class names include "methyl alcohol" and "acetic anhydride".[3]
Functional class nomenclature was once widely used for organic compounds, but it has steadily been superceded by substitutive nomenclature.[3] It remains the usual method of naming N-oxides and other N-chalcogenides, acid anhydrides, esters, and acyl halides and pseudohalides, and is often used for other functional classes such as azines, oximes, hydrazones, semicarbazones, carbohydrazones, acetals, and hemiacetals.[3]
References
- ↑ A Guide to IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compounds; IUPAC Recommendations 1993; Blackwell Science: Oxford, 1993; pp 14–15. ISBN 0-632-03488-2, <http://www.acdlabs.com/iupac/nomenclature/>.
- ↑ Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry; IUPAC Recommendations 2005; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, 2005; pp 68–82. ISBN 0-85404-438-8, <http://www.iupac.org/publications/books/rbook/Red_Book_2005.pdf>.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry; IUPAC Provisional Recommendations 2004; IUPAC, 2004; pp 47–50, <http://old.iupac.org/reports/provisional/abstract04/favre_310305.html>.
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