化學物質的系統命名法 有時會賦予一些化學物質 複雜的名稱,其中包含了許多少見而有趣的命名。在這些命名中,既有根據化學物質的化學成分、發現地、發現者,或是從哪一物種身上分離的合理命名;也有因為化學物質的結構、性質,或是發現者的一時興起而故意給出的稀奇古怪的慣用名 。許多慣用名出現於正式的系統命名之前,有時會出現模稜兩可的情況;在不同領域、不同地域或不同語言中還會表示不同的意義。
E.W. Godly 曾在他的著作中寫道:「國際非專利藥品名稱 (INN)或國際標準化組織 (ISO)所認可的慣用名都是根據它們所在的領域謹慎地選取的,並已得到國際上廣泛的認可[ 1] 。」在《化學物質的系統命名法(Chemical Nomenclature)》的前言,Thurlow 卻寫道:「化學物質的命名不必那麼死板[ 2] 。」 布里斯托大學 的某網站[ 3] 就列出了一系列「名字荒唐可笑或稀奇古怪的分子」以供娛樂。這些滑稽的名字在教學上也是有一定的意義的。《化學教育期刊 》的一篇文章指出,把滑稽的慣用名轉成正式命名的小練習能讓學生在學習枯燥的有機化學 系統命名時得到一定的樂趣。[ 4]
鈽 :美國核化學家、鈽 的發現者格倫·西奧多·西博格 (Glenn Theodore Seaborg )告訴他的學生,他最初之所以提議選擇「Pu」而不是「Pl」作為鈽的元素符號,是因為他曾經想開一個「P U 」的玩笑,後來卻發現官方居然接受了他的提議,選擇了「Pu」作為鈽的元素符號[ 5] 。
銻 :銻的元素符號「Sb」也有粗話「傻逼 」的意思,導致漢字 「銻」和「51號元素」一詞自身也成了粗口,並在與化學有關的討論當中被廣泛使用。
乳清酸 (Orotic acid)
Orotic acid 一種有機酸,也叫維生素B13 。其英文名常常被誤拼成「erotic acid(情色酸)」[ 3] 。
SEX
乙基黃原酸鈉 (sodium ethyl xanthate)的縮寫[ 16] ,結構式為 CH3 CH2 OCS2 Na。
精胺 、亞精胺
Spermine Spermidine 參與細胞代謝 的生長因子 [ 3] 。
屍胺
Cadaverine 動物屍體腐爛時產生的具有腐臭氣味的化合物[ 3] [ 17] 。
DEAD/DEADCAT
DEAD 偶氮二甲酸二乙酯 (Diethyl azodicarboxylate)的英文縮寫[ 3] 。
腐胺
Putrescine 動物屍體腐爛時產生的具有腐臭氣味的化合物[ 3] 。
肌聯蛋白 (Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl...isoleucine)
已知的最大的蛋白質,其化學名由189819個字母組成(完整名稱見此處 )[ 21] 。
二氟化二氧 (FOOF)
二氟化二氧(O2 F2 )是一種極為不穩定的化合物,遇到大部分化合物都會直接爆炸——這也是它暱稱「FOOF」的由來。
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