Can aromaticity be described with a single parameter? Benzene vs. cyclohexatriene

New Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 951-954

  Alkorta, Ibon ^a   Elguero, José ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA MÉDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032846025     PISSN: 11440546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a904537f     Document Type: Article

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