The conformational distributions and interconversions of partially methylated calix[4]arenes

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1130-1138

  Van Hoorn, Willem P ^a   Morshuis, Martijn G H ^a   Van Veggel, Frank C J M ^a   Reinhoudt, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS;

CALIXARENES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031999923     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp973103l     Document Type: Article

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