Common names of mononuclear oxoacid anions

This table contains the acceptable common names of mononuclear oxoacid anions as recommended in the Red Book [1] and their equivalents in German, Spanish and Russian. The first column contains formal oxidation states (FOS) of central atoms. The acceptable common names of corresponding oxoacids are listed here.

FOS	Structural formula	English	German	Spanish	Russian
III	[AsO3]3−	arsenite; arsorite	Arsenit	arsenito	арсенит
V	[AsO4]3−	arsenate; arsorate	Arsenat	arsenato	арсенат
III	[BO3]3−	borate	Borat	borato	борат
I	[BrO]−	hypobromite	Hypobromit	hipobromito	гипобромит
III	[BrO2]−	bromite	Bromit	bromito	бромит
V	[BrO3]−	bromate	Bromat	bromato	бромат
VII	[BrO4]−	perbromate	Perbromat	perbromato	пербромат
IV	[CO3]2−	carbonate	Carbonat; Karbonat	carbonato	карбонат
I	[ClO]−	hypochlorite	Hypochlorit	hipoclorito	гипохлорит
III	[ClO2]−	chlorite	Chlorit	clorito	хлорит
V	[ClO3]−	chlorate	Chlorat	clorato	хлорат
VII	[ClO4]−	perchlorate	Perchlorat	perclorato	перхлорат
I	[IO]−	hypoiodite	Hypoiodit	hipoyodito	гипоиодит
III	[IO2]−	iodite	Iodit	yodito	иодит
V	[IO3]−	iodate	Iodate	yodato	иодат
VII	[IO4]−	periodate	Periodat	peryodato	периодат
VII	[IO6]5−	orthoperiodate	Orthoperiodat	ortoperyodato	ортопериодат
III	[NO2]−	nitrite	Nitrit	nitrito	нитрит
V	[NO3]−	nitrate	Nitrat	nitrato	нитрат
III	[PO3]3−	phosphite	Phosphit	fosfito	фосфит
V	[PO4]3−	phosphate	Phosphat	fosfato	фосфат
IV	[SO3]2−	sulfite	Sulfit	sulfito	сульфит
VI	[SO4]2−	sulfate	Sulfat	sulfato	сульфат
III	[SbO3]3−	antimonite*	Antimonit	antimonito	антимонит
V	[SbO4]3−	antimonate	Antimonat	antimonato	антимонат
IV	[SeO3]2−	selenite†	Selenit	selenito	селенит
VI	[SeO4]2−	selenate	Selenat	selenato	селенат
IV	[SiO4]4−	silicate	Silicat; Silikat	silicato	силикат
IV	[TeO3]2−	tellurite‡	Tellurit	telurito	теллурит
VI	[TeO4]2−	tellurate	Tellurat	telurato	теллурат
VI	[TeO6]6−	orthotellurate	Orthotellurat	ortotelurato	ортотеллурат

*	Antimonite is an alternative name of stibnite, a mineral composed of antimony sulfide Sb2S3.
†	Selenite is also a mineral, a variety of gypsum CaSO4·2H2O.
‡	Tellurite is also a mineral composed of tellurium dioxide TeO2.

Reference

1. Connelly, N.G., Hartshorn R.M., Damhus, T. and Hutton, A.T. Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations 2005. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2005, pp. 127—132, Table IR-8.1.