TERMINOLOGY , Adam

The reader is assumed to be familiar with the elements of stereochemical theory and terminology and with at least the main features of the more common general methods of resolution. An excellent treatment of these subjects is contained in the chapter on stereoisomerism-by Shriner, Adams, and Marvel in Organic Chemistry—An Advanced Treatise, edited by Gilman, John Wiley Sons, New York, 1938, 1943. 

The sharp break at the first plateau is the onset of condensation to a liquid, and the plateau represents two-phase coexistence. In the terminology of Adam and Harkins, this liquid is called the... 

Another source of uncertainty in the use of stereochemical terminology concerns the terms stereospecific and stereoselective, which were proposed by Zimmerman and co-workers. Adams reviewed the varied definitions of these terms and recommended that they be used as follows ... 

The terminology of Berlin, Paris and Prussian blues in German sources was clearly variable, although specific texts indicate particular relationships. Moreover, Prussian blue does not seem to be a widely used term in these sources whereas Berlin blue is. Gentele (1860), Bouvier (in a German edition of 1861) and Rose (1916), for example, all favour Berlin blue as the main term Mierzinski (1881) mentions Berlin blue as a mixture of Paris blue and white substances, and Prussian blue as a synonym for Paris blue Linke and Adam (1913) prefer Paris blue. 

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