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Pure Appl. Chem., Vol.
59, No. 5, pp. 691-693, 1987
MACROMOLECULAR
DIVISION
COMMISSION
ON MACROMOLECULAR NOMENCLATURE
Use of abbreviations for
names of polymeric substances
(Recommendations 1986)
(Supersedes version published 1974)
The IUPAC Commission Macromolecular Nomenclature believes
that the time is opportune for a new statement regarding the
use of abbreviations for the names of polymers and polymeric
materials. Previous recommendations by this Commission were
published in 1974 (Ref. 1), and have been
incorporated into an expanded draft international standard
by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
(Ref. 2).
The Commission wishes to state that it has no intention,
at present, of devising a new system of abbreviations, owing
to the inherent difficulty of assigning systematic and unique
abbreviations to polymeric structures. The Commission reminds
the reader of the IUPAC policy of the use of abbreviations
to the chemical literature (Ref. 3), which
declares, in part, that:
"There are great advantages in defining all
abbreviations, . . . ., in a single conspicuous place in each
paper. This is preferably done near the beginning of the paper
in a single list."
Indeed we urge that each abbreviation be fully defined
the first time it appears in the text and that no abbreviation
be used in titles of publications.
Those wishing to use abbreviations not contained in the 1974
document (Ref. 1) may refer to the current
ISO list (Ref. 2). Both of these are reproduced
in the appendices, for the convenience of the reader. It is
to be noted that the ISO list in Appendix B uses nomenclature
that is not necessarily in accord with IUPAC recommendations.
REFERENCES
1. International Union of Pure and Applied
Chemistry, "List of Standard Abbreviations (Symbols) for Synthetic
Polymers and Polymer Materials 1974", Pure Appl. Chem.
40, 475 (1974).
2. International Organization for Standardization,
International Standard ISO 1043-1986, "Plastics - Symbols
and Codes - Part 1: Symbols for basic polymers and their modifications,
and for plasticizers."
3. International Union of Pure and Applied
Chemistry, "Use
of Abbreviations in the Chemical Literature", Pure
Appl. Chem. 52, 2229 (1980).
Appendix A
List of Abbreviations from the IUPAC Recommendations
1974
PAN
|
Polyacrylonitrile
|
PCTFE
|
Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene)
|
PEO
|
Poly(ethylene
oxide)
|
PETP
|
Poly(ethylene
terephthalate)
|
PE
|
Polyethylene
|
PIB
|
Polyisobutylene
|
PMMA
|
Poly(methyl
methacrylate)
|
POM
|
Poly(oxymethylene);
polyformaldehyde
|
PP
|
Polypropylene
|
PS
|
Polystyrene
|
PTFE
|
Poly(tetrafluoroethylene)
|
PVAC
|
Poly(vinyl
acetate)
|
PVAL
|
Poly(vinyl
alcohol)
|
PVC
|
Poly(vinyl
chloride)
|
PVDC
|
Poly(vinylidene
dichloride)
|
PVDF
|
Poly
(vinylidene difluoride)
|
PVF
|
Poly(vinyl
fluoride)
|
Appendix B
List of Abbreviations from the
1984 Draft International Standard ISO 1043-1986
(Partial, edited list from Ref.
2)
Homopolymers and natural polymers
CA
|
Cellulose
acetate
|
CAB
|
Cellulose
acetate butyrate
|
CAP
|
Cellulose
acetate propionate
|
CF
|
Cresol-formaldehyde
|
CMC
|
Carboxymethylcellulose
|
CN
|
Cellulose
nitrate
|
CP
|
Cellulose
propionate
|
EC
|
Ethylcellulose
|
EP
|
Epoxide;
epoxy
|
MF
|
Melamine-formaldehyde
|
PA
|
Polyamide
|
PB
|
Polybutene-1
|
PBA
|
Poly(butyl
acrylate)
|
PBT
|
Poly(butylene
terephthalate)
|
PC
|
Polycarbonate
|
PDAP
|
Poly(diallyl
phthalate)
|
PF
|
Phenol-formaldehyde
|
PUR
|
Polyurethane
|
PVB
|
Poly(vinyl
butyral)
|
PVFM
|
Poly(vinyl
formal)
|
PVK
|
Polyvinylcarbazole
|
PVP
|
Polyvinylpyrrolidinone
|
SI
|
Silicone
|
UF
|
Urea-formaldehyde
|
UP
|
Unsaturated
polyester
|
ABS |
Acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene |
A/MMA
|
Acrylonitrile/methyl
methacrylate
|
ASA
|
Acrylonitrile/styrene/acrylate
|
A/EPDM/S
|
Acrylonitrile/ethylene-propylene-diene/styrene
|
E/EA
|
Ethylene/ethyl
acrylate
|
E/P
|
Ethylene/propylene
|
EPDM
|
Ethylene/propylene/diene
|
E/VAC
|
Ethylene/vinyl
acetate
|
FEP
|
Perfluoro
(ethylene/propylene); tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene
|
|
MPF
|
Melamine/phenol-formaldehyde
|
S/B
|
Styrene/butadiene
|
S/MS
|
Styrene/a-methylstyrene
|
VC/E
|
Vinyl
chloride/ethylene
|
VC/E/MA
|
Vinyl chloride/ethylene/methyl acrylate
|
VC/E/VAC
|
Vinyl
chloride/ethylene/vinyl acetate
|
VC/MA
|
Vinyl
chloride/methyl
acrylate
|
VC/MMA
|
Vinyl
chloride/methyl methacrylate
|
VC/VAC
|
Vinyl
chloride/vinyl acetate
|
VC/VDC
|
Vinyl
chloride/vinylidene chloride
|
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