Origin and nature of bond rotation barriers: A unified view

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 962-965

  Liu, Shubin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER HEIGHTS; BOND ROTATIONS; DRUG DESIGN; ENERGY PARTITION; ENZYMATIC REACTION; HYPERCONJUGATION; QUANTUM EFFECTS; ROTATION BARRIERS; STERIC HINDRANCES;

CHEMICAL BONDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ETHANE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHANOL; MOLECULES; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

ROTATION;

ETHANE; HYDRAZINE; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYLAMINE; METHANOL; METHYLAMINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM THEORY; ROTATION;

ETHANE; HYDRAZINES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYLAMINE; METHANOL; METHYLAMINES; QUANTUM THEORY; ROTATION;

EID: 84873439537     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp312521z     Document Type: Article

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