An ab initio study of the reactions of CH2X-X (X=Cl, Br, I) isopolyhalomethanes with nCH3OH

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 31, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 483-488

  Lin, Xufeng ^a   Zhao, Cunyuan ^a   Phillips, David Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ab initio; Isodihalomethane; Methanol; OH insertion reaction

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CATALYSIS; METHANOL; OLEFINS; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHOTOLYSIS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

AB INITIO; ISODIHALOMETHANE; OH INSERTION REACTION; TIME-RESOLVED RESONANCE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (TR);

HALOGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 22144469469     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020412331337050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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