Cyclic conjugation in fluoranthene and its benzo-derivatives. Part 1. Catacondensed Systems

Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 90-102

  Durdević, Jelena ^a   Gutman, Ivan ^a   Terzić, Julijana ^a   Balaban, Alexandru T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic conjugation; Energy effect of cyclic conjugation; Fluo ranthene and its congeners; Isoarithmicity; PCP effect; Retro PCP effect

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC CONJUGATION; ENERGY EFFECT OF CYCLIC CONJUGATION; ENERGY EFFECTS; FIVE-MEMBERED RINGS; FLUO- RANTHENE AND ITS CONGENER; FLUORANTHENE; ISOARITHMICITY; PCP EFFECT; RETRO-PCP EFFECT; SIX-MEMBERED RINGS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 68949114966     PISSN: 10406638     EISSN: 15635333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10406630902809519     Document Type: Article

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