ELF analysis of out-of-plane aromaticity and in-plane homoaromaticity in carbon[N]annulenes and [N]pericyclynes

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 464-473

  Lepetit, C ^a   Silvi, B ^b   Chauvin, R ^a  

^a LCC LABORATOIRE DE CHIMIE DE COORDINATION   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE CHIMIE THÉORIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON RESONANCE; ELECTRONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POSITIVE IONS; TOPOLOGY;

ANNULENES; AROMATICITY; CARBOMERS; ELECTRON LOCALIZATION FUNCTION; HOMOAROMATICITY; PERICYCLYNES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 0037473036     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp026521l     Document Type: Article

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