Theoretical calculation of thermodynamic properties of naphthalene, methylnaphthalenes, and dimethylnaphthalenes

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1843-1850

  Kassaee, Mohamad H ^a   Keffer, David J ^a   Steele, William V ^a,b  

^a University of Tennessee

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ISOMERS; NAPHTHALENE; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

2 METHYLNAPHTHALENE ISOMERS; DIMETHYLNAPHTHALENE ISOMERS; INTERNAL ROTATION;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 34948826063     PISSN: 00219568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/je700196j     Document Type: Article

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