Ab initio and density functional theory study of the geometry and reactivity of benzyne, 3-fluorobenzyne, 4-fluorobenzyne, and 4,5-didehydropyrimidine

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 102, Issue 29, 1998, Pages 5944-5950

  Langenaeker, Wilfried ^a   De Proft, Frank ^a   Geerlings, Paul ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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EID: 0000028441     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp9807064     Document Type: Article

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