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IR-1.6 G E N E R A L A I M S , F U N C T I O N S A N D M E T H O D S

Generalized addition
compound?
cf. S ection IR-5.5

N Y

Definite Treat each
a
Chapter IR-11 N stoichiometry? component
separately b Section IR-5.5
Y

Table IX; Chapter IR-3;
Monoatomic or Y Sections IR-5.3.2.2
homopolyatomic and IR-5.3.3.2
species? Y Monoatomic?
Table IX; Chapter IR-3;
N N Sections IR-5.3.2.3
and IR-5.3.3.3
Divide into electropositive
and electronegative N Molecule or
components and treat molecular ion?
each separately b
Y
Section IR-5.4
Contains
metal?
N Y

Blue Book c Y Contains C? C b onded to Chapter IR-10
transition metal? d Y

N N

Decide: C b onded to
substitutive Group 1, 2 o r 1 3-16 Y Section IR-10.3
or additive element?

substitutive additive N

Chapters Chapter IR-9
Chapter IR-6 e f
IR-7 or IR-8
Figure IR-1.1. General guidelines for naming compounds and other species.
a
Chapter IR-11 deals with nomenclature of the solid state.
b
Each individual component is named by following the pathway indicated. The complete name is then
assembled according to the recommendations in the Section of Chapter IR-5 indicated.
c
In principle, the compound is outside the scope of this book. A f ew carbon compounds are named in
Tables IR-8.1, IR-8.2 and IX, but otherwise the reader is referred to the Blue Book. 21
d
C-bonded cyanides are treated as coordination compounds, see Chapter IR-9.
e
The species may be named as a c oordination-type compound (Sections IR-7.1 to IR-7.3) or as a c hain
or ring (Section IR-7.4).
f
For inorganic acids.

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