Description of aromaticity with the help of vibrational spectroscopy: Anthracene and phenanthrene

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 223-237

  Kalescky, Robert ^a   Kraka, Elfi ^a   Cremer, Dieter ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELOCALIZATION INDEXES; EXPERIMENTAL FREQUENCIES; HARMONIC OSCILLATOR MODEL; PERTURBATION APPROACH; RESONANCE ENERGIES; STRETCHING FORCE; VIBRATIONAL FORCE; VIBRATIONAL MODES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); NAPHTHALENE; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTHRACENE;

EID: 84892585881     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4092514     Document Type: Article

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