IUPAC nomenclature of chemistry


International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has published four sets of rules to standardize chemical nomenclature.
There are two main areas:
IUPAC nomenclature is used for the naming of chemical compounds, based on their chemical composition and their structure. For example, one can deduce that 1-chloropropane has a Chlorine atom on the first carbon in the 3-carbon propane chain.