Weak interactions: A versatile role in aromatic compounds

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2072-2081

  Dubey, Rashmi ^a,b   Lim, Dongyeol ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aromatic interaction; Conformation; Intra intermolecular interaction; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; CONFORMATIONS; DRUG INTERACTIONS;

AROMATIC INTERACTIONS; CRYSTAL PACKINGS; DRUG-RECEPTOR INTERACTIONS; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; INTRA/INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTION; WEAK INTERACTIONS;

SELF ASSEMBLY;

EID: 79960029908     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527211795703667     Document Type: Review

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