Pi-electron delocalization in aza derivatives of naphthalene and indole

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 976, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 19-29

  Mohajeri, Afshan ^a   Shahamirian, Mozhgan ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Indole; Naphthalene; Natural charge; Position isomer; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84555218468     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2011.07.036     Document Type: Article

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