Experimental and theoretical studies of the benzylium +/ Tropylium + ratios after charge transfer to ethylbenzene

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 108, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 5600-5609

  Fridgen, Travis D ^a   Troe, Juergen ^b   Viggiano, A A ^c   Midey, Anthony J ^c   Williams, Skip ^c   McMahon, Terry B ^d  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLBENZENE; RADICAL CATIONS; TROPYLIUM; UNIMOLECULAR RATE THEORY;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FREE RADICALS; IONS; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POSITIVE IONS; THERMODYNAMICS;

BENZENE;

EID: 3142761729     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp031328s     Document Type: Article

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