Electronic and structural properties of biazulene, terazulene, and polyazulene isomers

Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 395-409

  Dias, Jerry Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biazulene; Molecular orbital calculations; Polaron conduction

Indexed keywords

COVALENT BONDS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ISOMERS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; POLARONS;

BIAZULENE; POLARON CONDUCTION; POLYAZULENE; TERAZULENE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34249701738     PISSN: 08943230     EISSN: 10991395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/poc.1159     Document Type: Article

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