Archives: Provisional Recommendations

Definition of the pnictogen bond

Provisional Recommendation Abstract: This recommendation proposes a definition for the term “pnictogen bond”: the term pnictogen bond designates a subset of the attractive interactions between an electrophilic region on a...

Terminology for Chain Polymerization

Chain polymerizations are defined as chain reactions where the propagation steps occur by reaction between monomer(s) and active site(s) on the polymer chains with regeneration of the active site(s) at...

Glossary of Physical Organic Chemistry

This Glossary contains definitions, explanatory notes, and sources for terms used in physical organic chemistry. Its aim is to provide guidance on the terminology of physical organic chemistry, with a...

Henry’s Law constants

Abstract: Henry’s law states that the abundance of a volatile solute dissolved in a liquid is proportional to its abundance in the gas phase. It applies at equilibrium and in...

Glossary of Methods and Terms used in Analytical Spectroscopy

Recommendations are given concerning the terminology of concepts and methods used in spectroscopy in analytical chemistry, covering nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, atomic spectroscopy and molecular spectroscopy. Keywords: Analytical spectroscopy; atomic...