Gas-phase enthalpies of formation, acidities, and strain energies of the [m, n]polyprismanes (m ≥ 2; n = 3-8; m × n ≤ 16): A CBS-Q//B3, G4MP2, and G4 theoretical study

Theoretical Chemistry Accounts

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 697-709

  Rayne, Sierra ^a   Forest, Kaya ^b  

^a Ecologica Research   (Canada)

^b OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composite methods; Enthalpy of formation; Gas phase acidity; Polyprismanes; Strain energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149408531     PISSN: 1432881X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00214-010-0780-0     Document Type: Article

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