Nomenclature and Symbolism

2.2 Terminology, Symbols and Units, and Presentation of Results

Analytical Chemistry. 

• Classification and use of terms for amplification and related reactions (Pure Appl. Chem., 1999, 71, 1331).
• Guidelines for terms related to chemical speciation and fractionation of trace elements (Pure Appl. Chem., 2000, 72, 1453).
• Selectivity in analytical chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 2001, 73, 1381).
• Use of the terms "recovery" and "apparent recovery" in analytical procedures (Pure Appl. Chem., 2002, 74, 2201).   

Atmospheric Chemistry. 

• Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Pure Appl. Chem., 1990, 62, 2167).
• Units for use in atmospheric chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1995, 67, 1377).   

Bioinorganic Chemistry. 

• Glossary of terms used in bioinorganic chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 1251).   

Biotechnology. 

• Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (Pure Appl. Chem., 1992, 64, 143).
• Selection of terms, symbols and units related to microbial processes (Pure Appl. Chem., 1992, 64, 1047).   

Chromatography. 

• Retention parameters in chromatography (Pure Appl. Chem., 2001, 73, 969).
• Terminology for analytical capillary electromigration techniques (Pure Appl. Chem., 2004, 76, 443).   

Clinical. 

• Physicochemical quantities and units in clinical chemistry with special emphasis on activities and activity coefficients (Pure Appl. Chem., 1984, 56, 567).
• Glossary of terms in quantities and units in clinical chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 957).
• Quantities and units in clinical chemistry: nebulizer and flame properties in flame emission and absorption spectrometry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1986, 58, 1737).
• List of quantities in clinical chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1979, 51, 2481).
• Proposals for the description and measurement of carry-over effects in clinical chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1991, 63, 301).
• Quantities and units for metabolic processes as a function of time (Pure Appl. Chem., 1992, 64, 1569).
• Quantities and units for electrophoresis in the clinical laboratory (Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 891).
• Quantities and units for centrifugation in the clinical laboratory (Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 897).   

Colloids and Surface Chemistry. 

• Definitions, terminology and symbols in colloid and surface chemistry. I (Pure Appl. Chem., 1972, 31, 577). II, Hetero-geneous catalysis (Pure Appl. Chem., 1976, 46, 71). Part 1.14: Light scattering (provisional) (Pure Appl. Chem., 1983, 55, 931).
• Reporting experimental pressure-area data with film balances (Pure Appl. Chem., 1985, 57, 621).
• Reporting physisorption data for gas/solid systems with special reference to the determination of surface area and porosity (Pure Appl. Chem., 1985, 57, 603).
• Reporting data on adsorption from solution at the solid/ solution interface (Pure Appl. Chem., 1986, 58, 967).
• Manual on catalyst characterization (Pure Appl. Chem., 1991, 63, 1227).
• Thin films including layers: terminology in relation to their preparation and characterization (Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 1667).
• Terminology for membranes and membrane processes (Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 1479).   

Combinatorial Chemistry. 

• Glossary of terms used in combinatorial chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1999, 71, 2349).   

Computational Chemistry. 

• Glossary of terms used in computational drug design (Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 1137).
• Guidelines for presentation of methodological choices in the publication of computational results-A. Ab initio electronic structure calculations (Pure Appl. Chem., 1998, 70, 993).   

Electrochemistry. 

• Nomenclature for transfer phenomena in electrolytic systems (Pure Appl. Chem., 1981, 53, 1827).
• Electrode reaction orders, transfer coefficients and rate constants-amplification of definitions and recommendations for publication of parameters (Pure Appl. Chem., 1980, 52, 233).
• Classification and nomenclature of electroanalytical techniques (Pure Appl. Chem., 1976, 45, 81).
• Recommendations for sign conventions and plotting of electrochemical data (Pure Appl. Chem., 1976, 45, 131).
• Electrochemical nomenclature (Pure Appl. Chem., 1974, 37, 499).
• Recommendations on reporting electrode potentials in non-aqueous solvents (Pure Appl. Chem., 1984, 56, 461).
• Measurement of pH. Definition, standards and procedures (Pure Appl. Chem., 2002, 74, 2169)
• Interphases in systems of conducting phases (Pure Appl. Chem., 1986, 58, 437).
• The absolute electrode potential: an explanatory note (Pure Appl. Chem., 1986, 58, 955).
• Electrochemical corrosion nomenclature (Pure Appl. Chem., 1989, 61, 19).
• Terminology in semiconductor electrochemistry and photo-electrochemical energy conversion (Pure Appl. Chem., 1991, 63, 569).
• Nomenclature, symbols, definitions and measurements for elec-trified interfaces in aqueous dispersions of solids (Pure Appl. Chem., 1991, 63, 895).
• Nomenclature, symbols and definitions in electrochemical engineering (Pure Appl. Chem., 1993, 65, 1009).
• Terminology and conventions for microelectronic ion-selective field effect transistor devices in electrochemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 565).
• Impedances of electrochemical systems: terminology, nom-enclature and representation-Part 1: Cells with metal elec-trodes and liquid solutions (Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 1831).
• Terminology and notations for multistep electrochemical reaction mechanisms (Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 2445).
• Recommendations for nomenclature of ion-selective electrodes (Pure Appl. Chem., 1993, 65, 2641).
• Chemically modified electrodes: recommended terminology and definitions (Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 1317).   

Kinetics. 

• A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 149).
• Kinetics of composite reactions in closed and open flow systems (Pure Appl. Chem., 1993, 65, 2641).   

Liquid Crystals. 

• Definitions of basic terms relating to low-molar-mass and polymer liquid crystals (Pure Appl. Chem., 2001, 73, 845).
• Definitions of basic terms relating to polymer liquid crystals (Pure Appl. Chem., 2002, 74, 493).   

Medicinal Chemistry. 

• Glossary of terms used in medicinal chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1998, 70, 1129).   

Pesticides. 

• Glossary of terms relating to pesticides (Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 1167).   

Photochemistry. 

• Recommended standards for reporting photochemical data (Pure Appl. Chem., 1984, 56, 939).
• Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 2223).   

Physical Organic Chemistry. 

• Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 1077).   

Polymers. 

• Basic classification and definitions of polymerization reactions (Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 2483).
• Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 2287).
• Definitions of terms relating to degradation, aging, and related chemical transformations of polymers (Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 2313).
• Definition of terms relating to the non-ultimate mechanical properties of polymers (Pure Appl. Chem., 1998, 70, 701).
• Definitions relating to stereochemically asymmetric polymerizations (Pure Appl. Chem., 2002, 74, 915).
• Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (Pure Appl. Chem., 2004, 76, 889).
• Definition of terms related to polymer blends, composites, and multiphase polymeric materials (Pure Appl. Chem., 2004, 76, 1985).   

Quantum Chemistry. 

• Expression of results in quantum chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1978, 50, 75).   

Reactions. 

• Nomenclature for organic chemical transformations (Pure Appl. Chem., 1989, 61, 725).
• System for symbolic representation of reaction mechanisms (Pure Appl. Chem., 1989, 61, 23).
• Detailed linear representation of reaction mechanisms (Pure Appl. Chem., 1989, 61, 57).   

Rheological Properties. 

• Selected definitions, terminology and symbols for rheological properties (Pure Appl. Chem., 1979, 51, 1215).   

Solid State. 

• Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 577).
• Definitions of terms for diffusion in the solid state (Pure Appl. Chem., 1999, 71, 1307).
• Nomenclature of structural and compositional characteristics of ordered microporous and mesoporous materials with inorganic hosts (Pure Appl. Chem., 2001, 73, 381).   

Spectroscopy. 

• Recommendations for publication of papers on methods of molecular absorption spectrophotometry in solution (Pure Appl. Chem., 1978, 50, 237).
• Recommendations for the presentation of infrared absorption spectra in data collections. A, Condensed phases (Pure Appl. Chem., 1978, 50, 231).
• Definition and symbolism of molecular force constants (Pure Appl. Chem., 1978, 50, 1709).
• Nomenclature and conventions for reporting Mössbauer spectroscopic data (Pure Appl. Chem., 1976, 45, 211).
• Parameters and symbols for use in nuclear magnetic resonance (Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 2489)
• Recommendations for the presentation of NMR structures of proteins and nucleic acids (Pure Appl. Chem., 1998, 70, 117).
• Guidelines for the representation of pulse sequences for solution-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry (Pure Appl. Chem., 2001, 73, 1749).
• NMR nomenclature. Nuclear spin properties and conventions for chemical shifts (Pure Appl. Chem., 2001, 73, 1795) Presentation of Raman spectra in data collections (Pure Appl. Chem., 1981, 53, 1879).
• Names, symbols, definitions and units of quantities in optical spectroscopy (Pure Appl. Chem., 1985, 57, 105).
• A descriptive classification of the electron spectroscopies (Pure Appl. Chem., 1987, 59, 1343).
• Presentation of molecular parameter values for IR and Raman intensity (Pure Appl. Chem., 1988, 60, 1385).
• Recommendations for EPR/ESR nomenclature and conven-tions for presenting experimental data in publications (Pure Appl. Chem., 1989, 61, 2195).
• Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (Pure Appl. Chem., 1991, 63, 1541).
• Symbols for fine and hyperfine structure parameters (Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 571).
• English-derived abbreviations for experimental techniques in surface science and chemical spectroscopy (Pure Appl. Chem., 1991, 63, 887).
• Symmetry, selection rules and nomenclature in surface spectroscopies (Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 457).
• Notations and conventions in molecular spectroscopy: 1. General spectroscopic notation (Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 1633); 2. Symmetry notation (Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 1641); 3. Permutation and permutation-inversion symmetry notation (Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 1651).
• Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectro-chemical analysis- XVI. Luminescence (Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 1435); XVII. Laser-based molecular spectrometry for chemical analysis: absorption (Pure Appl. Chem., 1999, 71, 2189); XVIII. Raman scattering processes (Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 1451).
• Quantities, terminology, and symbols in photothermal and related spectroscopies (Pure Appl. Chem., 2004, 76, 1083).   

Stereochemistry. 

• Basic terminology of stereochemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 2193).   

Theoretical Chemistry. 

• Acronyms used in theoretical chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 387).
• Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1999, 71, 1919).   

Thermodynamics. 

• A guide to procedures for the publication of thermodynamic data (Pure Appl. Chem., 1972, 39, 395).
• Assignment and presentation of uncertainties of the numerical results of thermodynamic measurements (Pure Appl. Chem., 1981, 53, 1805).
• Notation for states and processes; significance of the word "standard" in chemical thermodynamics and remarks on commonly tabulated forms of thermodynamic functions (Pure Appl. Chem., 1982, 54, 1239).
• Standard quantities in thermodynamics: fugacities, activities and equilibrium constants for pure and mixed phases (Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 533).
• Recommendations for nomenclature and tables in biochemical thermodynamics (Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 1641).   

Toxicology. 

• Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (Pure Appl. Chem., 1993, 65, 2003).
• Glossary of terms used in toxicokinetics (Pure Appl. Chem., 2004, 76, 1033).