An improved force field (MM4) for saturated hydrocarbons

Journal of Computational Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 642-668

  Allinger, Norman L ^a   Chen, Kuohsiang ^a   Lii, Jenn Huei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 5244299085     PISSN: 01928651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-987X(199604)17:5/6<642::AID-JCC6>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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