A theoretical study on the molecular structure of biphenylene in its first excited singlet and triplet states: Quantum chemical calculations on the structural changes of an antiaromatic molecule upon excitation

Journal of Molecular Structure

Volumn 377, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-46

  Zimmermann, Ralf ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiaromatic molecule; Biphenylene; Excited state; Molecular structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003131712     PISSN: 00222860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-2860(96)88398-0     Document Type: Article

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