The Problem of Origins and Origins of the Problem: Influence of Language on Studies Concerning the Anomeric Effect

Claire M Filloux

doi:10.1002/anie.201411185

The Problem of Origins and Origins of the Problem: Influence of Language on Studies Concerning the Anomeric Effect

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2015 Jul 27;54(31):8880-94. doi: 10.1002/anie.201411185. Epub 2015 Jun 26.

Author

Claire M Filloux¹

Affiliation

¹ Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1872 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523 (USA). cfilloux@gmail.com.

PMID: 26119827
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201411185

Abstract

Cause and effect: In science, language is often subordinated to empirical data, but words can influence our ability to understand and communicate science. This Essay argues that imprecise language has confounded studies that probe the interactions underlying the anomeric effect and related phenomena.

Keywords: anomeric effect; language; philosophy of science; reverse anomeric effect; scientific method.