The syn-anti equilibrium for the COOH group reinvestigated. Theoretical conformation analysis for acetic acid in the gas phase and in solution

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 1022, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-69

  Nagy, Peter I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic acid dimerization; Proton transfer; Solvent effects; Syn anti COOH

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961974233     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2013.08.017     Document Type: Article

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