Ultraviolet absorption spectra of substituted phenols: A computational study

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 324-331

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Peslherbe, Gilles H ^a   Muchall, Heidi M ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRONICS; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHENOLS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33644762196     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2005-07-08-RA-605     Document Type: Conference Paper

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