Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry

This article is about the book. For the rules and recommendations contained in the book, see IUPAC nomenclature of inorganic chemistry 2005.

The front cover of the 2005 edition of the Red Book

Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry, by chemists commonly referred to as the Red Book, is a collection of recommendations on inorganic chemical nomenclature. It is published at irregular intervals by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). The last full edition was published in 2005,^[1] in both paper and electronic versions.

Published editions

Release year	Title	Publisher	ISBN
2005	Recommendations 2005 (Red Book)	RSC Publishing	0-85404-438-8
2001	Recommendations 2000 (Red Book II) (supplement)	RSC Publishing	0-85404-487-6
1990	Recommendations 1990 (Red Book I)	Blackwell	0-632-02494-1
1971	Definitive Rules 1970  [1]	Butterworth	0-408-70168-4
1959	1957 Rules	Butterworth
1940/1941	1940 Rules	Scientific journals

See also

• IUPAC nomenclature of inorganic chemistry 2005 (the Red Book)
• Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry (the Blue Book)
• Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry (the Green Book)
• Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the Gold Book)
• Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book)

External links

• Online version (2005 Recommendations)
• Recommendations 2000-Red Book II (incomplete)
• Definitive Rules 1970 (pdf)
• Official site
• IUPAC Nomenclature Books Series (commonly known as the "Colour Books")
• Bibliography of translations

References

1. ^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2005). Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2005). Cambridge (UK): RSC–IUPAC. ISBN 0-85404-438-8. Electronic version.