Cross-conjugation

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 477-486

  Limacher, Peter A ^a   Lüthi, Hans P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION POINTS; CHARGE DELOCALIZATION; CONNECTIVITY PATTERN; ELECTRON DELOCALIZATION; ELECTRONIC GROUND STATE; MOLECULAR SWITCHES; MOLECULAR TRANSISTORS; NEUTRAL MOLECULES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MOLECULAR ORBITALS;

CHEMICAL BONDS;

EID: 84869998306     PISSN: 17590876     EISSN: 17590884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcms.16     Document Type: Article

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