Examination of the valence tautomers benzene oxide and oxepin and two derivative systems by ab Initio methods

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 101, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 3371-3376

  Pye, Cory C ^a   Xidos, James D ^a   Poirier, Raymond A ^a   Burnell, D Jean ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

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EID: 0013195385     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp9623498     Document Type: Article

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