Ab initio and density functional theory studies of the gas-phase hydrogen fluoride addition to ethylene. An example of catalytic effect from a second molecule of the reagent

Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM

Volumn 434, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 37-42

  Jursic, Branko S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ab initio; Gas phase addition; Self catalysis; Trimolecular and dimolecular complexes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002966099     PISSN: 01661280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-1280(98)00086-4     Document Type: Article

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