Formation of carbon-carbon triply bonded molecules from two free carbyne radicals via a conical intersection

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-64

  Danovich, David ^a   Bino, Avi ^a   Shaik, Sason ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; LIGHTING; OLEFINS; SOLUTIONS;

BONDED MOLECULE; CARBON CARBONS; CONICAL INTERSECTION; DOUBLET STATE; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; MINOR PRODUCTS; QUARTET STATE; REACTIVITY PATTERN;

CARBON;

EID: 84872187441     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz3016765     Document Type: Article

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