Protonated 2-methyl-1,2-epoxypropane: A challenging problem for density functional theory

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1592-1597

  Carlier, Paul R ^a   Deora, Nipa ^a   Crawford, T Daniel ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-METHYL-1,2-EPOXYPROPANE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; PROTONATED EPOXIDES; RING CARBONS;

CHEMICAL BONDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

PROPANE;

2 METHYL 1,2 EPOXYPROPANE; EPOXIDE; PROPANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL BOND; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PROTON TRANSPORT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ELECTRONS; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTONS;

EID: 33644554123     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo052303n     Document Type: Article

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