Trivial, Common, and Systematic Chemical Names

Giovanni Lentini
Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico, Facoltà di Farmacia, 70125 Bari, Italy
J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (5), p 487
DOI: 10.1021/ed080p487.1
Publication Date (Web): May 1, 2003

Abstract

Call for clear distinction to be made between trivial / common / generic names, international nonproprietary names (INN), and systematic (IUPAC) names for compounds (in reference to adrenaline / suprarenine / epinephrine).

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Public Understanding / Outreach

Keywords (Feature):

Letters

Keywords (Subject):

Nomenclature / Units / Symbols

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  • Received: August 03, 2009

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