The microwave spectrum of cyanophosphine, H2PCN

Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 66-72

  Kang, Lu ^a   Novick, Stewart E ^a,b  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanophosphine; Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy; Nuclear spin rotation constants; Phosphanitrile

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CYANIDES; ISOMERS; ISOTOPES; MICROWAVES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PYROLYSIS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

CYANOPHOSPHINE (H2PCN); FOURIER TRANSFORM MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CONSTANTS; NUCLEAR SPIN-ROTATION CONSTANTS; PHOSPHANITRILE;

HYDROGEN INORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 2342502555     PISSN: 00222852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2004.02.012     Document Type: Article

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