sulfuric acid

Chinese: 硫酸French: acide sulfurique (n.m.)Russian: серная кислота


Status: ISO 765 (published)
IUPAC name: sulfuric acid
2005 Rules:
dihydroxidodioxidosulfur
1990 Rules:
tetraoxosulfuric acid
CAS name: sulfuric acid
CAS Reg. No.: 7664-93-9
Formula: H2O4S
Activity: herbicides (inorganic)
Notes: This substance is considered by the International Organization for Standardization not to require a common name.
In ISO 765-1976, the name given is “sulphuric acid”, but ISO now requires the “f” spelling for sulfur and its compounds.
Three metal salts of this acid are also considered not to require common names: copper sulfate [7758-98-7], ferrous sulfate [7720-78-7] and thallium sulfate [7446-18-6].
Structure: Structural formula of sulfuric acid
Pronunciation: sǔl-fūr-ǐk ǎs-ǐd  Guide to British pronunciation
InChIKey: QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI: InChI=1S/H2O4S/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H2,1,2,3,4)

A data sheet from the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names