Compendium of
Macromolecular Nomenclature
The Purple Book, First Edition
Prepared for publication by W.V.
Metanomski
Blackwell Science, 1991 [ISBN 0-63202-8475, paper
back]
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contents and online contents ; translations
The IUPAC Commission
on Macromolecular Nomenclature is the leading nomenclature body
in the polymer field. It produced a series of rules and definitions
that has shaped modern nomenclature and placed it on a systematic basis.
More recently, the Commission has developed sets of definitions for
many of the basis terms dealing with polymer molecules, assemblies of
polymer molecules, polymer solutions, and polymers crystals. It continues
to work to develop definitions of terms relating to polymer melts and
solids, and polymerization reactions. The commission is also extending
existing nomenclature to more complicated cases, such as irregular polymers,
cross-linked polymers, double-strand polymers, interpenetrating networks,
and multicomponent polymer systems.
This Compendium is a compilation of the IUPAC recommendations on macromolecular
nomenclature which provides definitions of terms relating to polymers
and rules for naming polymers based on structure or source. An introduction
to macromolecular nomenclature and bibliography of biopolymer-related
nomenclature recommendations are also included. The IUPAC-approved terminology
and nomenclature, by providing standardized descriptions of the materials
and processes for polymer science and technology, are intended to improved
communication in the scientific community.
CONTENTS - - - >
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World
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S. Wilks. |
- Preface
- History of the Commission on macromolecular nomenclature
> superseded
by Norbert Bikales, Bob Fox and Bill Work, 2000
- Membership of the commission on macromolecular nomenclature
- Introduction to macromolecular nomenclature
DEFINITIONS
- Basic definitions of terms relating to polymer (1974)
> superseded
by IUPAC Recommendations 1996, Pure Appl. Chem., Vol. 68, No.12,
pp. 2287-2311, 1996
- Stereochemical definitions
and notations relating to polymers (1980) [pdf file - 331KB]
- Definitions of terms relating
to individual macromolecules, their assemblies, and dilute polymer
solutions (1988) [pdf file - 375KB]
- Definitions of terms relating
to crystalline polymers (1988) [pdf file - 112KB]
NOMENCLATURE
- Nomenclature of regular single-strand
organic polymers (1975) [pdf file - 523KB]
- Nomenclature of regular single-strand
and quasi-single-strand inorganic and coordination polymers (1984)
[pdf file - 501KB]
- Source-based nomenclature for
copolymers (1985) [pdf file - 94KB]
- A classification of linear
single-strand polymers (1988) [pdf file - 169KB]
- Use of abbreviations for names
of polymeric substances (1986) [pdf file - 18KB]
APPENDIX [pdf file - 54KB]
Bibliography of biopolymer-related IUPAC-IUB
Nomenclature recommendations
INDEX
