The ACS Committee on Nomenclature, Terminology & Symbols (NTS) enables a common language for chemistry, with the ultimate goal of supporting a universal understanding of the field. The committee’s ...

Organic chemistry is a difficult subject to master for many reasons, one of which is the sometimes-confusing nomenclature of organic compounds. The Learn Organic Chemistry Nomenclature app walks users ...

Achieve a common language of chemistry by educating its practitioners Facilitate the interaction of chemists to implement appropriate chemical representations Advocate for the use of a common language ...

Making chemical nomenclature software available to all chemists enables greater efficiency and boosts the overall quality of naming in the corporate and public domain. Toronto, ON (PRWEB) September 27 ...

Looking at the ingredient list of some popular processed foods will produce a puzzled look on the typical hacker’s face. Tricalcium phosphate, thiamine mononitrate, zinc proteinate, pyridoxine ...

Students learn to name both ionic and molecular compounds. Naming Compounds: Students learn to name both ionic and molecular compounds when given the chemical formula, including some hydrocarbons.

Nomenclature -- the "art" of naming organic chemicals -- is crazy making. Some chemical names are simple. Some are complex. What's more, saying the names of some chemicals makes you sound like a ...

After five years of labor, the International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry has unveiled a method to create unique, computer-readable identifiers for chemical compounds. The source code and ...

For those who follow our bizarre concoction of drug laws, it should come as no surprise that they are both ineffective and also woefully ill-equipped to keep up with new (sometimes) legal analogs that ...