Origin of methyl internal rotation barriers

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 983-993

  Goodman, Lionel ^a   Pophristic, Vojislava ^a   Weinhold, Frank ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; CHEMICAL BINDING; ENERGY TRANSFER; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; ROTATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033371601     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar990069f     Document Type: Article

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