The search for tricyanomethane (cyanoform)

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 7224-7230

  Šišak, Dubravka ^a   McCusker, Lynne B ^a   Buckl, Andreas ^a   Wuitschik, Georg ^a   Wu, Yi Lin ^a   Schweizer, W Bernd ^a   Dunitz, Jack D ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cyanoform; Hydrogen bonds; Hydronium tricyanomethanide; Powder charge flipping; Tricyanomethane

Indexed keywords

ADDITION PRODUCTS; CARBON ACID; CHARGE FLIPPING; CO-CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION METHODS; HYDRONIUMS; IMINIUM SALTS; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; LOW PRESSURES; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; POWDER DIFFRACTION; QUANTUM-MECHANICAL CALCULATION; RELATIVE ENERGIES; VAPOR PHASE;

COMPLEXATION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID;

HYDROGEN BONDS;

EID: 77953829513     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201000559     Document Type: Article

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