Methods of inorganic nomenclature

The systematic naming of an inorganic substance involves the construction of a name from entities which are manipulated in accordance with defined procedures to provide compositional and structural information. The element names (or roots derived from them or from their Latin equivalents) (Tables I and II, see also Chapter IR-3) are combined with affixes in order to construct systematic names by procedures which are called systems of nomenclature. 

Whatever the pattern of nomenclature, names are constructed from entities such as  

Three systems are of primary importance in inorganic chemistry, namely compositional, substitutive and additive nomenclature they are described in more detail in Chapters IR-5, IR-6 and IR-7, respectively. Additive nomenclature is perhaps the most generally applicable in inorganic chemistry, but substitutive nomenclature may be applied in appropriate areas. These two systems require knowledge of the constitution (connectivity) of the compound or species being named. If only the stoichiometry or composition of a compound is known or to be communicated, compositional nomenclature is used. 

This term is used in the present recommendations to denote name constructions which are based solely on the composition of the substances or species being named, as opposed to 

Grammatical rules are then required to specify the ordering of components, the use of multiplicative prefixes, and the proper endings for the names of the electronegative components. 

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IR-1.2.1 International cooperation on inorganic nomenclature IR-1.3 Aims of chemical nomenclature IR-1.4 Functions of chemical nomenclature IR-1.5 Methods of inorganic nomenclature IR-1.5.1 Formulation of rules IR-1.5.2 Name construction IR-1.5.3 Systems of nomenclature IR-1.5.3.1 General... 

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