On the electrophilic character of molecules through its relation with electronegativity and chemical hardness

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 2160-2175

  Islam, Nazmul ^a   Ghosh, Dulal C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

Electronegativity; Electronegativity equalization principle; Electrophilicity equalization principle; Electrophilicity index; Hardness; Hardness equalization principle

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOMIC MOLECULE; ELECTRONEGATIVITY; ELECTROPHILICITY; EQUALIZED ELECTROPHILICITY; HARDNESS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULE; MOLECULE FORMATION; POLYATOMIC MOLECULE; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUANTUM THEORY; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HARDNESS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUANTUM THEORY; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84857675944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13022160     Document Type: Article

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