Characterizing cavities in model inclusion fullerenes: A comparative study

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 72-88

  Torrens, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fractal dimension; Geometric descriptor; Molecular cavity; Partition coefficient; Topological index

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649083144     PISSN: 14220067     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/i2020072     Document Type: Article

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