Quantum mechanical modeling of a tripodal [2]rotaxane and its binding to TiO2

Choongkeun Lee; Gloria Maeng; Hae Won Kim; Karl Sohlberg

doi:10.1016/j.comptc.2011.02.032

Quantum mechanical modeling of a tripodal [2]rotaxane and its binding to TiO₂

Choongkeun Lee, Gloria Maeng, Hae Won Kim, Karl Sohlberg

Division of Engineering and Science (Abington)

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Lee, Choongkeun ; Maeng, Gloria ; Kim, Hae Won ; Sohlberg, Karl. / Quantum mechanical modeling of a tripodal [2]rotaxane and its binding to TiO₂. In: Computational and Theoretical Chemistry. 2011 ; Vol. 966, No. 1-3. pp. 180-185.

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