Switching radical stability by pH-induced orbital conversion

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 474-481

  Gryn'ova, Ganna ^a   Marshall, David L ^b   Blanksby, Stephen J ^b   Coote, Michelle L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROTON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; INDUSTRY; PH; THERMODYNAMICS;

FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PROTONS; THERMODYNAMICS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879077811     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1625     Document Type: Article

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