Is the T-shaped toluene dimer a stable intermolecular complex?

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2945-2948

  Gervasio, Francesco Luigi ^a,b   Chelli, Riccardo ^a,b   Procacci, Piero ^a,b   Schettino, Vincenzo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR MECHANICS;

CALCULATIONS; COOLING; JETS; TOLUENE;

DIMERS;

EID: 0037187992     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0137975     Document Type: Article

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