Odd-electron bonds and biradicals in main group element chemistry

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 4006-4011

  Grützmacher, Hansjörg ^a   Breher, Frank ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biradicals; Bond stretch isomers; Main group elements; Phosphorus; Radicals "Polyunsaturated" Cyclophanes

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

BOND BREAKING;

CHEMICAL BONDS;

ELEMENT;

CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ISOMERISM; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0037021045     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3773(20021104)41:21<4006::AID-ANIE4006>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Short Survey

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