Hole Transfer in a C-Shaped Molecule: Conformational Freedom versus Solvent-Mediated Coupling

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 51, 2003, Pages 15964-15973

  Nadeau, Jocelyn M ^a,c   Liu, Min ^b   Waldeck, David H ^b   Zimmt, Matthew B ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL BONDS; CONFORMATIONS; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; REACTION KINETICS; SPECTROSCOPY;

CHARGE SEPARATION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; ESTER; PYRENE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; KINETICS; MOTION; VIBRATION;

EID: 0345733897     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0372917     Document Type: Article

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