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Microwave spectrum and ab initio calculations of ethylbenzene: potential energy surface of the ethyl group torsion

W. Caminati Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician” dell' Università, Centro di Studio di Spettroscopia a Microonde, Via Selmi 2, I-40126, Bologna, Italy
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D. Damiani Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician” dell' Università, Centro di Studio di Spettroscopia a Microonde, Via Selmi 2, I-40126, Bologna, Italy
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G. Corbelli Istituto di Spettroscopia Molecolare del C.N.R., Via de' Castagnoli 1, I-40126, Bologna, Italy
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B. Velino Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica e Inorganica dell' Università, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136, Bologna, Italy
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C.W. Bock Chemistry Department, Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, USA
Pages 885-895 | Received 07 Jun 1991, Accepted 11 Jul 1991, Published online: 23 Aug 2006

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