Quantum-chemical studies of the consequences of one-electron oxidation and one-electron reduction for imidazole in the gas phase and water

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 993, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-79

  Raczyńska, Ewa D ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Imidazole; NH and CH tautomers; One electron oxidation; One electron reduction; Solvent effect; Electron delocalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962449865     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2012.05.036     Document Type: Article

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