A computational chemist's guide to accurate thermochemistry for organic molecules

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 292-310

  Karton, Amir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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AB INITIO METHOD; ACCELERATION TECHNIQUE; BORN-OPPENHEIMER; COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTS; GUIDE SELECTION; MOLECULAR BINDING ENERGY; ORGANIC MOLECULES; ZERO-POINT VIBRATIONAL ENERGIES;

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EID: 84963517224     PISSN: 17590876     EISSN: 17590884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1249     Document Type: Article

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