Predicting the stability of hypervalent molecules

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 629-634

  Mitchell, Tracy A ^a   Finocchio, Debbie ^a   Kua, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVALENT BONDS; INTERNET; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STUDENTS; TEXTBOOKS; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

HYPERVALENT MOLECULE; OCTET RULE; PARTIAL IONIC CHARACTER;

MOLECULES;

EID: 34147127011     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed084p629     Document Type: Review

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