diff --git a/examples/reax/AB/in.AB b/examples/reax/AB/in.AB
index a7f1ae33ee..4c48250de5 100644
--- a/examples/reax/AB/in.AB
+++ b/examples/reax/AB/in.AB
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ atom_style	charge
 read_data	data.AB
 
 pair_style	reax/c lmp_control
-pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.AB 1 4 3
+pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.AB H B N
 
 neighbor	2 bin
 neigh_modify	every 10 delay 0 check no
diff --git a/examples/reax/Au_O/in.AuO b/examples/reax/Au_O/in.AuO
index 2e385f8c98..2e7e5dc001 100644
--- a/examples/reax/Au_O/in.AuO
+++ b/examples/reax/Au_O/in.AuO
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ atom_style	charge
 read_data	data.AuO
 
 pair_style	reax/c lmp_control
-pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.AuO 2 3
+pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.AuO O Au
 
 neighbor	2 bin
 neigh_modify	every 10 delay 0 check no
diff --git a/examples/reax/CHO/in.CHO b/examples/reax/CHO/in.CHO
index 021e5fdc42..668be5eee0 100644
--- a/examples/reax/CHO/in.CHO
+++ b/examples/reax/CHO/in.CHO
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ atom_style	charge
 read_data	data.CHO
 
 pair_style	reax/c lmp_control
-pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.cho 2 1 3
+pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.cho H C O
 
 neighbor	2 bin
 neigh_modify	every 10 delay 0 check no
diff --git a/examples/reax/Fe_O_H/in.FeOH3 b/examples/reax/Fe_O_H/in.FeOH3
index 2a7e13fb98..71987a1398 100644
--- a/examples/reax/Fe_O_H/in.FeOH3
+++ b/examples/reax/Fe_O_H/in.FeOH3
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ atom_style	charge
 read_data	data.FeOH3
 
 pair_style	reax/c lmp_control
-pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.Fe_O_C_H 2 3 4
+pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.Fe_O_C_H H O Fe
 
 neighbor	2 bin
 neigh_modify	every 10 delay 0 check no
diff --git a/examples/reax/RDX/in.RDX b/examples/reax/RDX/in.RDX
index bdab6de560..d8f5e58665 100644
--- a/examples/reax/RDX/in.RDX
+++ b/examples/reax/RDX/in.RDX
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ atom_style	charge
 read_data	data.RDX
 
 pair_style	reax/c lmp_control
-pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.rdx 2 1 3 4
+pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.rdx H C O N
 
 neighbor	2 bin
 neigh_modify	every 10 delay 0 check no
diff --git a/examples/reax/V_O_H/in.VOH b/examples/reax/V_O_H/in.VOH
index 16eb547fce..42fe337647 100644
--- a/examples/reax/V_O_H/in.VOH
+++ b/examples/reax/V_O_H/in.VOH
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ atom_style	charge
 read_data	data.VOH
 
 pair_style	reax/c lmp_control
-pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.V_O_C_H 2 1 3 4
+pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.V_O_C_H H C O V
 
 neighbor	2 bin
 neigh_modify	every 10 delay 0 check no
diff --git a/examples/reax/Zn_O_H/in.ZnOH2 b/examples/reax/Zn_O_H/in.ZnOH2
index fe4c3395a4..ed2c4d2f36 100644
--- a/examples/reax/Zn_O_H/in.ZnOH2
+++ b/examples/reax/Zn_O_H/in.ZnOH2
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ atom_style	charge
 read_data	data.ZnOH2
 
 pair_style	reax/c lmp_control
-pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.ZnOH 1 2 3
+pair_coeff	* * ffield.reax.ZnOH H O Zn
 
 neighbor	2 bin
 neigh_modify	every 10 delay 0 check no