Ab initio rate constants for unimolecular reactions: Eliminations of HX from CH3CH2X and DX from CD3CD2X (X = Cl, Br)

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 106, Issue 35, 2002, Pages 8191-8200

  McGrath, M P ^a   Rowland, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BARRIERS;

CHEMICAL BONDS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RATE CONSTANTS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0037026249     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp020986u     Document Type: Article

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