A theoretical study of chlorine atom and methyl radical addition to nitrogen bases: Why do Cl atoms form two-center - Three electron bonds whereas CH3 radicals form two-center - Two-electron bonds?

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 43, 1996, Pages 10571-10576

  McKee, Michael L ^a   Nicolaides, Athanassios ^b   Radom, Leo ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHLORINATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029796217     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9613973     Document Type: Article

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