Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry

This article is about the book. For the idea of naming chemicals in general, see chemical nomenclature.

Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names, also known as the Blue Book, is a book that contains the rules for naming chemicals in organic chemistry. It is published by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. The most recent edition of the Blue Book was published in 2013.

References

• IUPAC Chemical Nomenclature and Structure Representation Division (2013). Favre, Henri A.; Powell, Warren H. (eds.). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. IUPAC–RSC. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.