[発見！化学論文] 第4回：間違えがちなポイントを解説(語選び) Easy Mistakes Explained: Word Choice

2026年10月26日

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We have also been working to realize white light emission by combining fluorescent compounds, and to develop sensing technology for heavy metals and low-molecular-weight organic compounds by utilizing changes in light emission phenomena caused by external stimuli. As a result, ₁₎we succeeded in synthesizing more than ₂₎70 kinds of thiazoles by making full use of the reactions that had been identified at the ₃₎application stage and the newly developed method of introducing substituents to unsubstituted thiazoles using a transition metal complex catalyst.

上の文章を例に、化学論文を書く上で皆さんが良く間違えがちなポイントを解説していきます。

下線1)：
細かいことですが、「we succeeded in synthesizing」より「we synthesized」の方が簡潔です。この文章では「succeeded in」の有無は意味に影響を与えません。

下線2)：
「kind」には色んな意味があるので、ちょっと紛らわしいです。代わりに「different」を使うと70種類の異なるチアゾールであることが明確になります。

下線3)：
「申請段階」の意味で用いていますが、「application」にすると「応用」などの意味が可能であるので紛らわしくなります。「application stage」の代わりに「time of application」を利用すれば意味が明確になります。

この文を書き直してみましょう。
As a result, we synthesised more than 70 different thiazoles by making full use of the reactions identified at the time of (grant) application and the newly developed method of introducing substituents to unsubstituted thiazoles using a transition metal catalyst.

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Easy Mistakes Explained: Word Choice

Using the sentence above as an example, we will explain some mistakes commonly made when writing chemistry papers.

Underline 1)
This is a minor point, but we synthesised is more concise than we succeeded in synthesising. In this sentence, the presence or absence of succeeded in does not affect the meaning.

Underline 2)
Kind has various meanings, so this is a bit confusing. Using different instead clarifies that 70 different azoles are being used.

Underline 3)
Application is being used to mean request or petition, but it can also mean use or implementation so here it is a bit confusing. Rather than application stage, using time of application clarifies the meaning.

Let's rewrite the sentence.
As a result, we synthesised more than 70 different thiazoles by making full use of the reactions identified at the time of (grant) application and the newly developed method of introducing substituents to unsubstituted thiazoles using a transition metal catalyst.

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