Who created the IUPAC nomenclature system?

This is its intriguing tale.

The French chemist Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau realized the importance of standardized chemical nomenclature as early as 1782.

After he released his recommendations, subsequent chemists tried to refine them over time.

The mid-1800s saw a significant increase in the number of known compounds due to organic chemistry, which made systematic nomenclature imperative.

The first set of regulations was decided upon by an international congress of chemists that convened in Geneva in 1892.

At a conference in Paris in 1911, chemists from all over the world established the International Association of Chemical Societies (IACS).

A commission was established by the Council of the IACS in 1913, but World War I delayed its work.

The IACS took up the responsibility after the war, and in 1919 it changed its name to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

In 1921, the IUPAC established commissions to handle organic, inorganic, and biochemical nomenclature.

After much discussion, the first set of official IUPAC rules were released in 1930.

The variously colored "books" hold the IUPAC rules.

The suggestions are updated on a regular basis.

The recommendation to place locating numbers as close as possible to their functional groups is a recent change that impacts organic chemists.

For instance, 2-butene is still acceptable, but "but-2-ene" is the new "Preferred IUPAC Name" (PIN).

The IUPAC nomenclature system was created by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).