Density functional investigation of X@BnHn (X=B+, Be; n=5-8)

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 1021, Issue , 2013, Pages 144-148

  Li, Lifen ^a   Xu, Chang ^a   Cheng, Longjiu ^a  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aromaticity; Borane cluster; Density functional theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884984540     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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