Nomenclature (Trivial and IUPAC)

When naming chemical compounds, the trivial system of nomenclature does not rely on any predefined laws. Instead, the names are based mostly on the organic compounds’ source or qualities. 

For example, under the trivial nomenclature convention, methane was dubbed marsh gas since it was mostly found in marshy places.

Formic acid is another example of trivial nomenclature, in addition to methane. Previously, formic acid was primarily distilled from red ants. These red ants were known as formicus in Greek, which is how the acidic chemical got its name.

Methyl alcohol is another example. Because the principal technique of producing this substance was to distill it from wood, it was given the name wood spirit under the trivial nomenclature convention.

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The IUPAC title action aims to establish a worldwide standard for naming substances in order to grease communication. 

The Nomenclature Chemistry Rules of the IUPAC Convention

The IUPAC naming convention is frequently used since trivial naming is not very reliable. A set of rules governs such terminology. If you wish to examine how chemical compound naming occurs, you must understand these rules.

In any case, remember that an IUPAC name is made up of five key components. These five sections are as follows:

Locant – In organic chemistry, locants are components attached with a ring or chain directly. They are named differently. When writing the name of the locants position is also mentioned with the name. The numerical value written in the name indicates the position of locant in the IUPAC name according to the numbering rule. 

The IUPAC Nomenclature System is the Preferred Nomenclature System for Organic Compounds for the Following Reasons:

When comparing alternative naming standards to IUPAC, it’s easy to see why the latter is so popular. Nonetheless, there are several advantages to IUPAC nomenclature that are not present in simple organic compound nomenclature.

Advantages:

1. The IUPAC system not only tells you a compound’s scientific name but also offers you a rough sense of its chemical structure. You can draw out the exact structure of the compound in question if you know how to read such a name correctly. Experts can deduce such precise information from a compound’s name alone with no other naming procedure.
2. The structural formula of an organic molecule can also be deduced from its IUPAC designation. You won’t be able to do the same with organic compound names that are too common.

Different Types of IUPAC Nomenclature:

The IUPAC terminology can be divided into three parts:

Compositional Nomenclature — As the name implies, they are chemical compound names based purely on their constituents. These compounds have names that are almost identical to salts. Nonetheless, the names have no bearing on the molecular composition of the substance.

Substitutive Nomenclature – Substitutive nomenclature refers to any chemical that modifies its parent hydride by replacing its hydrogen atoms with any substituent group.

Nomenclature for Additive Coordination Compounds — These conventions aid in the naming of coordination compounds

The chemical is known as ‘acetic acid’ in ‘common’ nomenclature. The chemical is known as ‘ethanoic acid’ in IUPAC nomenclature. The discrepancy between the IUPAC and common names is depicted in the table below. When naming the chemical compound’s common name, no set rules are followed.

Determine the functional group. 

• We have to find the carbon chain with the longest length. 
• After that Count the number of carbon titles in the longest chain. 
• Look for any branching groups, label them, and indicate where on the carbon chain they’re located. 
•  Make a single word out of the rudiments of the name. 

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry recommends the IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry as a system of naming organic chemical compounds in chemical nomenclature (IUPAC). It’s in the Nomenclature which is the Journal of Organic Chemistry we know that informally called the Blue Book. In theory, every conceivable organic molecule should have a name that can be translated into a structural formula with no ambiguity. (IUPAC) full form of The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry which has its own nomenclature for inorganic chemistry.

The following are the steps of naming an organic compound:

The primary hydrocarbon chain is identified. In order of precedence, the following rules must be followed by this chain:

1. Selection of the longest carbon chain including the maximum number of double and triple bonds. 
2. If more than one functional group is present, consider one the basis of the priority order of the functional group.
3. A number of locants’ priority is least in IUPAC naming.

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A Few Important Aliphatic Compounds: IUPAC Nomenclature

In the subsections below, the IUPAC nomenclature of alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes is explained.

• Alkanes are hydrocarbons.

Alkanes have the formula CnH2n+2 as their general formula.

Alkanes are usually described with the suffix ‘ane.’ Methane for the molecule CH4 and Butane for the composition C4H10 are two examples of alkane nomenclature according to IUPAC rules.

• Alkenes (alkynes)

Alkenes have a general formula that is CnH2n.

IUPAC rules employ the suffix ‘ene’ to describe alkenes. The name ethene is used to describe the chemical given by C2H4 and propene is used to describe the compound given by C3H6 as examples of alkene nomenclature.