Ge6Me12 and Ge6H12 cyclohexagermanes: Conformer equilibria studied by raman spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 31, 2007, Pages 4952-4957

  Hölbling, Margit ^a   Flock, Michaela ^a   Baumgartner, Judith ^a   Hassler, Karl ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Conformational analysis; Cyclohexagermanes; Raman spectroscopy; X ray structure

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; CONFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS; CYCLOHEXAGERMANE; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM-CHEMICAL CALCULATION; RELATIVE ENERGIES; ROTATIONAL ISOMERISMS; STRETCHING MODES; TOTALLY SYMMETRIC; X-RAY STRUCTURE;

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 36049034997     PISSN: 14341948     EISSN: 10990682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200700577     Document Type: Article

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