Molecular structure of 3,3-diethylpentane (tetraethylmethane) in the gas phase as determined by electron diffraction and ab initio calculations

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 4226-4232

  Alder, Roger W ^a   Allen, Paul R ^a   Hnyk, Drahomír ^b,e   Rankin, David W H ^b   Robertson, Heather E ^b   Smart, Bruce A ^b   Gillespie, Ronald J ^c   Bytheway, Ian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e INSTITUTE OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; PENTANE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GAS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0033546354     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo981779m     Document Type: Article

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