Structure of liquid nitromethane: Comparison of simulation and diffraction studies

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Megyes, Tünde ^a   Bálint, Szabolcs ^a   Grósz, Tamás ^a   Radnai, Tamás ^a   Bakó, Imre ^a   Almásy, László ^b  

^a CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EXPLOSIVES; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; INTERMOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NITROMETHANE;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34247645199     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2721559     Document Type: Article

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