Computed NMR shielding effects over fused aromatic/Antiaromatic hydrocarbons

Symmetry

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 418-436

  Martin, Ned H ^a   Teague, Mathew R ^a   Mills, Katherine H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiaromaticity; Aromaticity; Fused hydrocarbons; GIAO; HF 6 31G(d,p); NICS(1); NMR shielding

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955550438     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20738994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/sym2010418     Document Type: Article

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