Bonding conundrums in the C2 molecule: A valence bond study

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-130

  Su, Peifeng ^a   Wu, Jifang ^a   Gu, Junjing ^a   Wu, Wei ^a   Shaik, Sason ^b   Hiberty, Philippe C ^c  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

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EID: 78651349439     PISSN: 15499618     EISSN: 15499626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ct100577v     Document Type: Article

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