Ti8C12: Barrierless transformation of the T(h) isomer to the T(d) isomer

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 26, 1996, Pages 6309-6310

  Dance, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0030059086     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9608196     Document Type: Article

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