Engineering carbene rearrangements in crystals: From molecular information to solid-state reactivity

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 491-498

  Garcia Gabibay, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SOLID STATE;

EID: 0038506976     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar970309w     Document Type: Article

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