Exploring the electron donor-acceptor duality of B3N3 in noncovalent interactions

Rahul Shukla1, Anik Sen2

  • 1Department of Chemistry (NCI Lab), GITAM School of Science, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530045, India. rshukla2@gitam.edu.

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