Application of automated reaction path search methods to a systematic search of single-bond activation pathways catalyzed by small metal clusters: A case study on H-H activation by gold

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1623-1630

  Gao, Min ^a   Lyalin, Andrey ^b   Maeda, Satoshi ^a,b   Taketsugu, Tetsuya ^a,b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 85013971519     PISSN: 15499618     EISSN: 15499626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ct500068b     Document Type: Article

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