Posted by
michael
on from the pass-the-C2H5OH dept.
PD writes "This page describes some actually existing molecules with strange and unfortunate names. " Don't miss the "molecules you should be aware of" at the bottom of the page. You'll need a class in organic chemistry to get the jokes, though.
Most heavy elements have "real" names, but there are some clashes between the names assigned by the American Chemistry Society, and the International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry. The current situation is something along the lines of:
Atomic #| Temporary | Old International | Old American | Current
Slashdot Mirror
Re the unununium entry
The temporary systematic names are latinised from the atomic number
1=un 2=bi 3=tri 4=quad 5=pent 6=hex 7=sept 8=oct 9=enn 0=nil
element 106 whould be unnilhexium
Most heavy elements have "real" names, but there are some clashes between the names assigned by the American Chemistry Society, and the International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry.
The current situation is something along the lines of:
Atomic #| Temporary | Old International | Old American | Current
104 | Unnilquadium Unq | Dubnium Db | Rutherfordium Rf | Rutherfordium Rf
105 | Unnilpentium Unp | Joliotium Jl | Hahnium Ha | Dubnium Db
106 | Unnilhexium Unh | Rutherfordium Rf | Seaborgium Sg | Seaborgium Sg
107 | Unnilseptium Uns | Bohrium Bh | Nielsbohrium Ns | Bohrium Bh
108 | Unniloctium Uno | Hahnium Hn | Hassium Hs | Hassium Hs
109 | Unnilenium Une | Meitnerium Mt | Meitnerium Mt | Meitnerium Mt