Copolymers of carbon dioxide and nitrogen: An AM1 and ab initio computational study

Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM

Volumn 469, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 77-102

  Bylykbashi, Jeta ^a   Lewars, E ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ab initio; Carbon dioxide polymer; Carbon dioxide nitrogen copolymer; High energy materials; Nitrogen polymer; Nitrogen oxygen heterocyclic compounds; Semiempirical

Indexed keywords

AZETIDINE DERIVATIVE; BICYCLO COMPOUND; CARBON DIOXIDE; COPOLYMER; CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY; KINETICS;

EID: 0033198958     PISSN: 01661280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-1280(98)00575-2     Document Type: Article

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