Topographical analyses of homonuclear multiple bonds between main group elements

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2317-2325

  Grützmacher, Hansjörg ^a   Fässler, Thomas F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bond theory; Electron localization function; Main group elements; Multiple bonds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0040531391     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20000703)6:13<2317::AID-CHEM2317>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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