‎"MENDELÉEFF, D. (MENDELÉEV, MENDELEYEV, MENDELÉEFF),‎
‎Sur la cohésion moléculaire de quelques liquides organiques.‎

‎(Paris, Mallet-Bachelier), 1860. 4to. No wrappers. In: ""Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences"", Tome 50, No 1. Pp. (13-) 59. (Entire issue offered). Mendeléef's paper: pp. 52-54.‎

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‎First appearance of an importent paper in which he ""recognized a relation between the molecular cohesion of a liquid and its chemical reactivity. The esterification of an alcohol by an acid occurs in such a way that the sum of the molecular cohesions of the products of the reaction (ester + water) is much greater than that of reacting substances, an idea later applied to the influence of solvents""(Partington ""A History of Chemistry"", vol. 4, p. 893).‎