Molecular mechanics calculated conformational energies of organic molecules: A comparison of force fields

Reviews in Computational Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue , 1996, Pages 167-189

  Pettersson, Ingrid ^a   Liljefors, Tommy ^b  

^a Astra Draco AB ^*  (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTENTIAL ENERGY FUNCTIONS;

BOND ANGLE; CONFORMATIONAL ENERGIES; FORCE FIELDS; ORGANIC MOLECULES;

MOLECULAR MECHANICS;

EID: 0030520311     PISSN: 10693599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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