Density functional theory study of (HCN)n clusters up to n = 10

Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM

Volumn 803, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 45-60

  Adrian Scotto, Martine ^a   Vasilescu, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; HCN clusters; Infrared spectra; Polarizability; Prebiotic molecules; Quantum molecular modelling; Raman spectra; Thermochemistry; Vibrational spectra

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846584210     PISSN: 01661280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theochem.2006.09.020     Document Type: Article

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