The activation strain model and molecular orbital theory

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 324-343

  Wolters, Lando P ^a,b   Bickelhaupt, F Matthias ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR ORBITALS;

ACTIVATION STRAIN MODEL; CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENAS; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR COMPLEXES; MOLECULAR ORBITAL THEORY; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; STRUCTURAL RIGIDITY;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84931955831     PISSN: 17590876     EISSN: 17590884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1221     Document Type: Review

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