Structured electron transfer transition state. Valence bond configuration mixing analysis and ab initio calculations of the reactions of formaldehyde radical anion with methyl chloride

Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 30, 1996, Pages 12241-12252

  Sastry, G Narahari ^a   Shaik, Sason ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; IONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; ELECTRON TRANSFER TRANSITION STATE; METHYL CHLORIDE; RADICAL ANION; VALENCE BOND CONFIGURATION MIXING;

FORMALDEHYDE;

EID: 0030198151     PISSN: 00223654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp952827z     Document Type: Article

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