A DFT/PCM-based methodology for predicting solvolytic reactivities of organic carbonates

Mirela Matić1, Bernard Denegri1

  • 1University of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Ante Kovačića 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. bdenegri@pharma.hr.

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