Polyarene anions: Interplay between theory and experiment

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 525-547

  Eisenberg, David ^a   Shenhar, Roy ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 84862530927     PISSN: 17590876     EISSN: 17590884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcms.88     Document Type: Review

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