Absolute Electronegativity and Hardness: Applications to Organic Chemistry

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 1423-1430

  Pearson, Ralph G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33845183253     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo00267a034     Document Type: Article

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