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List of chemical compounds with unusual names

Index List of chemical compounds with unusual names

Chemical nomenclature, replete as it is with compounds with complex names, is a repository for some very peculiar and sometimes startling names. [1]

9 relations: Arsole, Chemical nomenclature, Elassovalene, Gag name, List of unusual biological names, Olympicene, Penguinone, Place names considered unusual, Trivial name.

Arsole

Arsole, also called arsenole or arsacyclopentadiene, is an organoarsenic compound with the formula C4H4AsH.

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Chemical nomenclature

A chemical nomenclature is a set of rules to generate systematic names for chemical compounds.

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Elassovalene

Elassovalene (2a,8b-dihydro-cyclopentazulene) is a polycyclic hydrocarbon with chemical formula C12H10, composed of one cycloheptatriene ring and two fused cyclopentene rings.

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Gag name

A gag name is a false name used to elicit humour through its simultaneous resemblance to a real name on the one hand, and to a term or phrase that is funny, strange, or vulgar on the other hand.

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List of unusual biological names

The trouble with unusual names have not been lost on scientists when needing to explain genetic diseases to lay-people.

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Olympicene

Olympicene is an organic carbon based molecule formed of five rings, of which four are benzene rings, joined in the shape of the Olympic rings.

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Penguinone

Penguinone is an organic compound with the molecular formula.

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Place names considered unusual

Unusual place names are names for cities, towns, and other regions which are considered non-ordinary in some manner.

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Trivial name

In chemistry, a trivial name is a nonsystematic name for a chemical substance.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_compounds_with_unusual_names

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