diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/reaction/Reactions/Reaction/Reaction.C b/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/reaction/Reactions/Reaction/Reaction.C
index 2a8a5ca1e1..9624749b1a 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/reaction/Reactions/Reaction/Reaction.C
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/reaction/Reactions/Reaction/Reaction.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void Foam::Reaction<ReactionThermo>::setThermo
 {
     if (rhs_.size() > 0)
     {
-        ReactionThermo::operator=
+        ReactionThermo::thermoType::operator=
         (
             rhs_[0].stoichCoeff*(*thermoDatabase[species_[rhs_[0].index]])
         );
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Foam::Reaction<ReactionThermo>::Reaction
     const HashPtrTable<ReactionThermo>& thermoDatabase
 )
 :
-    ReactionThermo(*thermoDatabase[species[0]]),
+    ReactionThermo::thermoType(*thermoDatabase[species[0]]),
     name_("un-named-reaction-" + Foam::name(getNewReactionID())),
     species_(species),
     lhs_(lhs),
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Foam::Reaction<ReactionThermo>::Reaction
     const speciesTable& species
 )
 :
-    ReactionThermo(r),
+    ReactionThermo::thermoType(r),
     name_(r.name() + "Copy"),
     species_(species),
     lhs_(r.lhs_),
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Foam::Reaction<ReactionThermo>::Reaction
     Istream& is
 )
 :
-    ReactionThermo(*thermoDatabase[species[0]]),
+    ReactionThermo::thermoType(*thermoDatabase[species[0]]),
     name_("un-named-reaction" + Foam::name(getNewReactionID())),
     species_(species)
 {
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Foam::Reaction<ReactionThermo>::Reaction
     const dictionary& dict
 )
 :
-    ReactionThermo(*thermoDatabase[species[0]]),
+    ReactionThermo::thermoType(*thermoDatabase[species[0]]),
     name_(dict.dictName()),
     species_(species)
 {
diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/reaction/Reactions/Reaction/Reaction.H b/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/reaction/Reactions/Reaction/Reaction.H
index 2679fc1bbb..8ba7d40d8a 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/reaction/Reactions/Reaction/Reaction.H
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/reaction/Reactions/Reaction/Reaction.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ inline Ostream& operator<<(Ostream&, const Reaction<ReactionThermo>&);
 template<class ReactionThermo>
 class Reaction
 :
-    public ReactionThermo
+    public ReactionThermo::thermoType
 {
 protected:
 
diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/thermo/thermo/thermo.H b/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/thermo/thermo/thermo.H
index 974582b529..f545b798fa 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/thermo/thermo/thermo.H
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/thermo/thermo/thermo.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ class thermo
 
 public:
 
+    //- The thermodynamics of the individual species'
+    typedef thermo<Thermo, Type> thermoType;
+
+
     // Constructors
 
         //- construct from components