1. Foreword

Just as the "Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry", published in 1994 by Commission III.2 of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, is a revision and extension of that published in 1983 , this new French-language version is an extension of the previous French publication (Glossaire des termes de chimie organique physique, J.S. Lomas, M.-F. Ruasse and J. Toullec, l'Actualité Chimique, supplément au n 6, 1985).

The authors would also like to thank all those who helped them in the preparation of this document. They would like to express their gratitude to Professor Jean Rigaudy, President of the Commission spécialisée de terminologie et de néologie de la chimie under the...