Conformational Flexibility of meso-Tetrakis(perfluoroalkyl)porphyrins: Energetics of Ruffling versus Saddling

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 104, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 4606-4608

  Wondimagegn, Tebikie ^a   Ghosh, Abhik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

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EID: 0001592274     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0000376     Document Type: Article

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