Stock nomenclature

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Stock nomenclature for inorganic compounds is a widely used system of chemical nomenclature developed by the German chemist Alfred Stock and first published in 1919. In the "Stock system", the oxidation states of some or all of the elements in a compound are indicated in parentheses by Roman numerals.[1][2]

  1. ^ Clugston, M.; Flemming, R. (2000). Advanced Chemistry. Oxford University Press. pp. 214–215. ISBN 978-0199146338.
  2. ^ Housecroft, C. E.; Sharpe, A. G. (2008). Inorganic Chemistry (3rd ed.). Prentice Hall. p. 213. ISBN 978-0131755536.