Theoretical study of intramolecular proton transfer of perylenequinone

Science in China, Series B: Chemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-90

  Zhang, Hongyu ^a,b   Zhang, Zhiyi ^b  

^a SHANDONG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

AM1 method; Hypocrellin A (HA); Intramolecular proton transfer (IPT); Perylenequinone (PQ); Perylenequinonoid photosensitizer (PQP)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001817469     PISSN: 10069291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02875562     Document Type: Article

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