Theoretical Studies of SN2 Transition States. 1. Geometries

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 103, Issue 25, 1981, Pages 7692-7694

  Wolfe, Saul ^a   Mitchell, David John ^a   Bernhard Schlegel, H ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001277212     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja00415a068     Document Type: Letter

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