Structures and stabilities of C5H2 isomers: Quantum chemical studies

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 119, Issue 44, 1997, Pages 10838-10845

  Seburg, Randal A ^a   McMahon, Robert J ^a   Stanton, John F ^b   Gauss, Jürgen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ISOMER; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0030771666     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja971412j     Document Type: Article

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