diff --git a/applications/test/List/Test-List.C b/applications/test/List/Test-List.C
index 5f38f3f8fa..c77ba0ffb8 100644
--- a/applications/test/List/Test-List.C
+++ b/applications/test/List/Test-List.C
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     List<vector> list1(IStringStream("1 ((0 1 2))")());
     Info<< "list1: " << list1 << endl;
 
-    List<vector> list2(IStringStream("((0 1 2) (3 4 5) (6 7 8))")());
+    List<vector> list2
+    {
+        vector(0, 1, 2),
+        vector(3, 4, 5),
+        vector(6, 7, 8)
+    };
     Info<< "list2: " << list2 << endl;
 
     list1.append(list2);
@@ -80,17 +85,32 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     Info<< "list2: " << list2 << nl
         << "list3: " << list3 << endl;
 
-    List<vector> list4(IStringStream("((0 1 2) (3 4 5) (6 7 8))")());
-    List<vector> list5(IStringStream("((5 3 1) (10 2 2) (8 1 0))")());
-    Info<< "list4: " << list4 << nl
-        << "list5: " << list5 << endl;
+    List<vector> list4
+    {
+        vector(0, 1, 2),
+        vector(3, 4, 5),
+        vector(6, 7, 8)
+    };
+    Info<< "list4: " << list4 << endl;
+
+    List<vector> list5
+    {
+        vector(5, 3, 1),
+        vector(10, 2, 2),
+        vector(8, 1, 0)
+    };
+    Info<< "list5: " << list5 << endl;
+
     list4.swap(list5);
     Info<< "Swapped via the swap() method" << endl;
     Info<< "list4: " << list4 << nl
         << "list5: " << list5 << endl;
 
+    List<vector> list6(list4.begin(), list4.end());
+    Info<< "list6: " << list6 << endl;
+
     // Subset
-    const labelList map(IStringStream("2 (0 2)")());
+    const labelList map{0, 2};
     List<vector> subList3(list3, map);
     Info<< "Elements " << map << " out of " << list3
         << " => " << subList3 << endl;
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C
index 2f3b076678..8a5637845f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C
@@ -33,6 +33,43 @@ License
 #include "BiIndirectList.H"
 #include "contiguous.H"
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<class T>
+template<class List2>
+void Foam::List<T>::CopyList(const List2& lst)
+{
+    if (this->size_)
+    {
+        this->v_ = new T[this->size_];
+
+        forAll(*this, i)
+        {
+            this->operator[](i) = lst[i];
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+template<class T>
+template<class InputIterator>
+Foam::List<T>::List(InputIterator first, InputIterator last, const label s)
+:
+    UList<T>(NULL, s)
+{
+    if (this->size_)
+    {
+        this->v_ = new T[this->size_];
+
+        InputIterator iter = first;
+        forAll(*this, i)
+        {
+            this->operator[](i) = *iter++;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class T>
@@ -201,27 +238,27 @@ Foam::List<T>::List(const UList<T>& a, const labelUList& map)
 
         forAll(*this, i)
         {
-            this->v_[i] = a[map[i]];
+            this->operator[](i) = a[map[i]];
         }
     }
 }
 
 
+template<class T>
+template<class InputIterator>
+Foam::List<T>::List(InputIterator first, InputIterator last)
+:
+    List<T>(first, last, std::distance(first, last))
+{}
+
+
 template<class T>
 template<unsigned Size>
 Foam::List<T>::List(const FixedList<T, Size>& lst)
 :
     UList<T>(NULL, Size)
 {
-    if (this->size_)
-    {
-        this->v_ = new T[this->size_];
-
-        forAll(*this, i)
-        {
-            this->operator[](i) = lst[i];
-        }
-    }
+    CopyList(lst);
 }
 
 
@@ -230,39 +267,15 @@ Foam::List<T>::List(const PtrList<T>& lst)
 :
     UList<T>(NULL, lst.size())
 {
-    if (this->size_)
-    {
-        this->v_ = new T[this->size_];
-
-        forAll(*this, i)
-        {
-            this->operator[](i) = lst[i];
-        }
-    }
+    CopyList(lst);
 }
 
 
 template<class T>
 Foam::List<T>::List(const SLList<T>& lst)
 :
-    UList<T>(NULL, lst.size())
-{
-    if (this->size_)
-    {
-        this->v_ = new T[this->size_];
-
-        label i = 0;
-        for
-        (
-            typename SLList<T>::const_iterator iter = lst.begin();
-            iter != lst.end();
-            ++iter
-        )
-        {
-            this->operator[](i++) = iter();
-        }
-    }
-}
+    List<T>(lst.first(), lst.last(), lst.size())
+{}
 
 
 template<class T>
@@ -270,15 +283,7 @@ Foam::List<T>::List(const UIndirectList<T>& lst)
 :
     UList<T>(NULL, lst.size())
 {
-    if (this->size_)
-    {
-        this->v_ = new T[this->size_];
-
-        forAll(*this, i)
-        {
-            this->operator[](i) = lst[i];
-        }
-    }
+    CopyList(lst);
 }
 
 
@@ -287,18 +292,17 @@ Foam::List<T>::List(const BiIndirectList<T>& lst)
 :
     UList<T>(NULL, lst.size())
 {
-    if (this->size_)
-    {
-        this->v_ = new T[this->size_];
-
-        forAll(*this, i)
-        {
-            this->operator[](i) = lst[i];
-        }
-    }
+    CopyList(lst);
 }
 
 
+template<class T>
+Foam::List<T>::List(std::initializer_list<T> lst)
+:
+    List<T>(lst.begin(), lst.end())
+{}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class T>
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H
index be09d5c814..6996c8b2c3 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ SourceFiles
 #include "UList.H"
 #include "autoPtr.H"
 #include "Xfer.H"
+#include <initializer_list>
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -82,6 +83,16 @@ class List
 :
     public UList<T>
 {
+    // Private member functions
+
+        //- Copy list of given type
+        template<class List2>
+        void CopyList(const List2&);
+
+        //- Construct given start and end iterators and number of elements
+        template<class InputIterator>
+        List(InputIterator first, InputIterator last, const label s);
+
 
 protected:
 
@@ -97,6 +108,7 @@ public:
         //- Return a null List
         inline static const List<T>& null();
 
+
     // Constructors
 
         //- Null constructor
@@ -114,7 +126,7 @@ public:
         //- Copy constructor
         List(const List<T>&);
 
-        //- Copy constructor from list of another type
+        //- Copy constructor from list containing another type
         template<class T2>
         explicit List(const List<T2>&);
 
@@ -127,6 +139,10 @@ public:
         //- Construct as subset
         List(const UList<T>&, const labelUList& mapAddressing);
 
+        //- Construct given start and end iterators
+        template<class InputIterator>
+        List(InputIterator first, InputIterator last);
+
         //- Construct as copy of FixedList<T, Size>
         template<unsigned Size>
         explicit List(const FixedList<T, Size>&);
@@ -143,6 +159,9 @@ public:
         //- Construct as copy of BiIndirectList<T>
         explicit List(const BiIndirectList<T>&);
 
+        //- Construct from an initializer list
+        List(std::initializer_list<T> lst);
+
         //- Construct from Istream
         List(Istream&);
 
diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/chemistryModel/chemistryModel/TDACChemistryModel/tabulation/ISAT/chemPointISAT/chemPointISAT.C b/src/thermophysicalModels/chemistryModel/chemistryModel/TDACChemistryModel/tabulation/ISAT/chemPointISAT/chemPointISAT.C
index 7ff29e3ad6..5144f2d242 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/chemistryModel/chemistryModel/TDACChemistryModel/tabulation/ISAT/chemPointISAT/chemPointISAT.C
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/chemistryModel/chemistryModel/TDACChemistryModel/tabulation/ISAT/chemPointISAT/chemPointISAT.C
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ bool Foam::chemPointISAT<CompType, ThermoType>::inEOA(const scalarField& phiq)
     bool isMechRedActive = chemistry_.mechRed()->active();
     label dim = (isMechRedActive) ? nActiveSpecies_ : completeSpaceSize()-2;
     scalar epsTemp=0;
-    List<scalar> propEps(completeSpaceSize(),0);
+    List<scalar> propEps(completeSpaceSize(), scalar(0));
 
     for (label i=0; i<completeSpaceSize()-2; i++)
     {