Resonance structures and electron density analysis

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 32, 2009, Pages 5793-5795

  Macchi, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bonding; Bond order; Electronic structure; Hybridization; Resonance structures

Indexed keywords

BOND ORDER; CHEMICAL BONDINGS; ELECTRON DELOCALIZATION; ELECTRON DENSITIES; ELECTRON DENSITY ANALYSIS; ELECTRON DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; HYBRIDIZATION; LITHIUM COMPLEX; RESONANCE STRUCTURE; RESONANCE STRUCTURES;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL REACTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; RESONANCE;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 70349912165     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200901298     Document Type: Article

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