Modeling the supramolecular properties of aliphatic-aromatic hydrocarbons with convex-concave topology

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 37, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 3303-3306

  Kamieth, Markus ^a   Klärner, Frank Gerrit ^a   Diederich, François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrostatic potential surfaces; Host guest chemistry; Molecular tweezers; Semiempirical calculations; Supramolecular chemistry

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL;

EID: 0032542276     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19981217)37:23<3303::aid-anie3303>3.0.co;2-t     Document Type: Article

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