Reductive dechlorination of trichloroethylene: A computational study

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 106, Issue 37, 2002, Pages 8708-8715

  Nonnenberg, Christel ^a   Van der Donk, Wilfred A ^b   Zipse, Hendrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECHLORINATION; DISSOCIATION; FREE RADICALS; REDUCTION; VITAMINS;

REACTION ENERGY;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 0037136630     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0264073     Document Type: Article

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