== Nomenclature of Inorganic and Inorganic-Organic Polymers ==
[[File:IUPAC example Single-Strand Inorganic Polymer.png|120px220px|thumb|Poly[(dimethylsilanediyl)ferrocene-1,1'-diyl] ]]Some regular single-strand inorganic polymers can be named like organic polymers using the rules given above, e.g., -[O-Si(CH3)2]<sub>n</sub>- and -[Sn(CH3)2]<sub>n</sub>- are named poly[oxy(dimethylsilanediyl)] and poly(dimethylstannanediyl), respectively.<ref>Donaruma, L. G.; Block, B. P.; Loening, K. L.; Platé, Tsuruta, T.; Buschbeck, K. Ch.; Powell, W. H.; Reedijk, J. (1985). "[http://media.iupac.org/publications/pac/1993/pdf/6507x1561.pdf Nomenclature for Regular Single-Strand and Quasi-Single-Strand Inorganic and Coordination Polymers]" ''Pure Appl. Chem.'' '''57''' (1): 149–168.</ref> Inorganic polymers can also be named in accordance with inorganic nomenclature, but it should be noted that the seniority of the elements is different to that in organic nomenclature. However, certain inorganic and inorganic-organic polymers, for example those containing metallocene derivatives, are at present best named using organic nomenclature, e.g., the polymer shown can be named poly[(dimethylsilanediyl)ferrocene-1,1'-diyl].
