Protonated o-semiquinone radical as a mimetic of the humic acids native radicals: A DFT approach to the molecular structure and EPR properties

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 86, Issue , 2012, Pages 384-391

  Witwicki, Maciej ^a   Jezierska, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HUMIC ACID; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RADICAL;

EID: 84860556088     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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