Identity-reaction proton transfers from nitrogen acids yielding localized vs. delocalized conjugate bases. An ab initio study

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 821-827

  Van Verth, James E ^a   Saunders Jr , William H ^b   Kermis, Thomas W ^a  

^a CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ab initio; Acidity; Nitrogen acids; Proton transfer

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PROTON TRANSPORT; RNA TRANSLATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031792631     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjc-76-6-821     Document Type: Article

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