Singlet-triplet energy gaps of gas-phase RNA and DNA bases. A quantum chemical study

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 108, Issue 31, 2004, Pages 6554-6561

  Nguyen, Minh Tho ^a   Zhang, Rubo ^a   Nam, Pham Cam ^a,b   Ceulemans, Arnout ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF DANANG   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FREQUENCIES; GEOMETRY; GROUND STATE; HALOGENATION; HYDROGEN; RELAXATION OSCILLATORS; RNA; STABILIZATION; STRETCHING;

ENERGY GAPS; GEOMETRICAL RELAXATION; METHYLATION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

PROTEINS;

EID: 4143137389     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0491156     Document Type: Article

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