Interpretation of electron delocalization in benzene, cyclobutadiene, and borazine based on visualization of individual molecular orbital contributions to the induced magnetic field

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1113-1122

  Charistos, Nickolas D ^a   Papadopoulos, Anastasios G ^a   Sigalas, Michael P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 84894081507     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp411410r     Document Type: Article

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