1,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[
Potential energy surface (PES) analyses at the SMD[MP2/6–311++G(d,p)] level and higher‐level energies up to MP4(fc,SDTQ) are reported for the fluorinated tertiary carbamate
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10389348
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- ChemPhysChem
- Volume:
- 24
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 1439-4235
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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