Benzooxirene. Ab initio calculations

Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM

Volumn 360, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 67-80

  Lewars, Errol ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculation; Benzooxirene; Ketocarbene

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343961538     PISSN: 01661280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-1280(95)04361-6     Document Type: Article

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