Electron-diffraction and theoretical investigation of the molecular structure of octafluorobicyclo[2.2.0]hex-1(4)-ene in the gas phase: Another example of a molecule with an unusually long C(sp3)-C(sp3) single bond

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 107, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 3064-3068

  Richardson, Alan D ^a   Hedberg, Kenneth ^a   Junk, Christopher P ^b   Lemal, David M ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUORINE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE COMPOSITION; QUANTUM THEORY;

REHYBRIDIZATION;

OLEFINS;

EID: 0038341742     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp022518q     Document Type: Article

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