Role of face-to-face and edge-to-face aromatic interactions in the inclusion complexation of cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene): A theoretical study

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 6470-6473

  Ercolani, Gianfranco ^a   Mencarelli, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; COMPLEXATION; ELECTROSTATICS;

AROMATIC INTERACTIONS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

1,4 DIMETHOXYBENZENE; 1,5 DIMETHOXYNAPHTHALENE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZIDINE; CYCLOBIS(PARAQUAT 4 PHENYLENE); PARAQUAT; TETRATHIAFULVALENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISPERSION; ELECTRICITY; ENTHALPY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0042074624     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo026887u     Document Type: Article

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