Multiple aromaticity, multiple antiaromaticity, and conflicting aromaticity in planar clusters

Science and Technology of Atomic, Molecular, Condensed Matter and Biological Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 1 D, 2010, Pages 219-267

  Zubarev, Dmitry Yu ^a   Boldyrev, Alexander I ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84872471844     PISSN: 18754023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53440-8.00005-7     Document Type: Chapter

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