Electronic coupling in C-clamp-shaped molecules: Solvent-mediated superexchange pathways

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 243-244

  Kumar, Krishna ^a   Lin, Zhe ^b   Waldeck, David H ^b   Zimmt, Matthew B ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0001409808     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja952999+     Document Type: Article

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