Structure-reactivity relationships for aromatic molecules: Electrostatic potentials at nuclei and electrophile affinity indices

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-55

  Galabov, Boris ^a   Ilieva, Sonia ^a   Koleva, Gergana ^a   Allen, Wesley D ^b   Schaefer Iii, Henry F ^b   von R Schleyer, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 84871444488     PISSN: 17590876     EISSN: 17590884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1112     Document Type: Review

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