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As the science of organic chemistry slowly grew in the 19th century, so too did the number of known compounds and the need for a systematic method of naming them. The system of nomenclature we ll use in this book is that devised by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC, usually spoken as eye-you-pac). 

As noted in the text, chemists overwhelmingly use the nomenclature system devised and maintained by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, or IUPAC. Rules for naming monofunctional compounds were given throughout the text as each new functional group was introduced, and a list of where these rules can be found is given in Table A.l. 

The vertical columns are known as groups. Historically, many different systems have been used to designate the different groups. Both Arabic and Roman numerals have been used in combination with the letters A and B. The system used in this text is the one recommended by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) in 1985. The groups are numbered from 1 to 18, starting at the left. 

As organic chemistry developed, it became apparent that some systematic way of naming compounds was needed. About 70 years ago, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) devised a system that could be used for all organic compounds. To illustrate this system, we will show how it works with alkanes. 

Hardy, G., Nyitrai, K. IUPAC Symposium on Macromolecular Chemistry, Wiesbaden, 1959, Preprint III B 6... 

In this book we use the Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1979 Edition ( Blue book , IUPAC, 1979), the Revised Nomenclature for Radicals, Ions, Radical Ions, and Related Species (IUPAC, 1993), and additional rules applied by the Chemical Abstracts Service for the 1987-1991 Index Guide Chemical Abstracts, 1992). 

For terminology and concepts in physical organic chemistry we rely mainly on the Glossary of Terms used in Physical Organic Chemistry (IUPAC, 1983) and the Compendium of Chemical Terminology (IUPAC, 1987 a). 

The term dediazoniation was introduced by Bunnett as early as 1954. It is now included in the IUPAC system of naming transformations in organic chemistry (IUPAC, 1989 a). 

IUPAC (1976) Rules for the Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry. Sect. E Stereochemistry. Pure Appl. Chem. 45, 11 [1.2]... 

IUPAC (1983) Glossary of Terms Used in Physical Organic Chemistry. Gold, V. (ed.). Pure Appl. Chem. 55, 1281 [1.2, 12.1]. 

IUPAC (1987b) Abbreviated List of Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry. Homann, K. H. (ed.). Blackwell, Oxford [1.2]. 

Muller, P. (1991), personal communication as Chairman of IUPAC Commission III.2 (Physical Organic Chemistry) [1.2]. 

Mills, I. Cvitas, T. Homann, R. Kallay, N. Kuchitsu, K. Quantities, Units, and Symbols in Physical Chemistry IUPAC Blackwell Scientific Publications Oxford, 1988. 

In addition, entries in the List of Radical Names in IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, 1979 Edition, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1979, pp. 305-322) will also be used in their unabbreviated forms, both in the text and in structures. 

These Recommendations expand and replace the Tentative Rules for Carbohydrate Nomenclature [1] issued in 1969 jointly by the IUPAC Commission on the Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry and the IUB-IUPAC Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature (CBN) and reprinted in [2]. They also replace other published JCBN Recommendations [3-7] that deal with specialized areas of carbohydrate terminology however, these documents can be consulted for further examples. Of relevance to the field, though not incorporated into the present document, are the following recommendations ... 

Not all problems were solved, however, and different usages were encountered on the two sides of the Atlantic. A joint British-American committee was therefore set up, and in 1952 it published Rules for Carbohydrate Nomenclature [18]. This work was continued, and a revised version was endorsed in 1963 by the American Chemical Society and by the Chemical Society in Britain and published [19]. The publication of this report led the IUPAC Commission on Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry to consider the preparation of a set of IUPAC Rules for Carbohydrate Nomenclature. This was done jointly with the IUPAC-IUB Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature, and resulted in the Tentative Rules for Carbohydrate Nomenclature, Part I, 1969 , published in 1971/72 in several journals [1]. It is a revision of this 1971 document that is presented here. In the present document, recommendations are designated 2-Carb-n, to distinguish them from the Carb-n recommendations in the previous publication. 

IUPAC Commission on Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, Revised nomenclature for radicals, ions, radical ions and related species (Recommendations 1993), PureAppL Chem., 65, 1357-1455 (1993). 

IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, Section F, revised version in preparation. 

IUPAC Commission on Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, Revision of the extended Hantzsch-Widman system of nomenclature for heteromonocycles, Pure Appl. Chem., 55, 409-416 (1983). 

Since the early 1970s a panel convened by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has been working to formulate recommendations for carbohydrate nomenclature that meet developing needs of research and electronic data handling, while retaining links to the established literature base on carbohydrates. The realization of these endeavors is presented here in the final document Nomenclature of Carbohydrates, which provides a definitive reference for current researchers, both in the text version and in the version accessible on the World Wide Web (http //www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/iupac/2carb/), where amendments and revisions are maintained. 

Low Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (LR-NMR) systems are routinely used for food quality assurance in laboratory settings [25]. NMR based techniques are standardized and approved by the American Oil Chemist s Society (AOCS) (AOCSd 16b-93, AOCS AK 4-95), the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) (solid fat content, IUPAC Norm 2.150) and the International Standards Organization (ISO) (oil seeds, ISO Dis/10565, ISO CD 10632). In addition to these standardized tests, low resolution NMR is used to measure moisture content, oil content and the state (solid or liquid) of fats in food. Table 4.7.1 summarizes common food products that are analyzed by low-resolution NMR for component concentration. 

Arunan E et al. (2007) Chemistry International, March-April 2007, available at http //www.iupac.org/publications/ci/2007/2902/pp 1 2004-026-2-100.html... 

More systematic (but not always unambiguous) is the designation by Pearson symbols their use is recommended by IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry). A Pearson symbol consists of a lower case letter for the crystal system (cf. the abbreviations in Table 3.1, p. 24), an upper case letter for the kind of centering of the lattice (cf. Fig. 2.6, p. 8) and the number of atoms in the unit cell. Example sulfur-< F128 is orthorhombic, face centered and has 128 atoms per unit cell (a-sulfur). 

Brouwer, D.H., de Haan, M., Peelen, S., van de Vijver, L., and van Hemmen, J.J. (1994) Dislodgeable foliar residue as an estimate of source strength for worker exposure to pesticides, in Book of Abstracts from the 8th International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry, American Chemical Society/IUPAC, July 4r-9. 

IUPAC Commission on the Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry and IUPAC-IUB Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature (1971). Carotenoids. O. Isler. Basel, Switzerland Birkhauser Verlag, pp. 851-864. 

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