The use of the GSAM approach for the structural investigation of low-lying isomers of molecular clusters from density-functional-theory-based potential energy surfaces: The structures of microhydrated nucleic acid bases

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 32, 2013, Pages 7236-7245

  Thicoipe, Sandrine ^a   Carbonniere, Philippe ^a   Pouchan, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN; DISPERSION CONTRIBUTION; MOLECULAR CLUSTERS; NUCLEIC ACID BASIS; RELATIVE ENERGIES; STABLE CONFORMERS; STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION; WATER MOLECULE;

NUCLEIC ACIDS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

ISOMERS;

EID: 84879869600     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp401130a     Document Type: Article

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