Theoretical analysis of the rotational barrier of ethane

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-119

  Mo, Yirong ^a   Gao, Jiali ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHANE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ELECTRON; ROTATION;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRONS; ETHANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; ROTATION;

EID: 33947379737     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar068073w     Document Type: Article

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