Mechanism of a chemical classic: Quantum chemical investigation of the autocatalyzed reaction of the serendipitous Wöhler synthesis of urea

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2307-2318

  Tsipis, Constantinos A ^a   Karipidis, Paraskevas A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

QUANTUM THEORY;

AMMONIA; CYANIC ACID; UREA;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; PREDICTION; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOLID STATE; SYNTHESIS; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0037467026     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja020656n     Document Type: Article

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