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Publication Date: 2005-Dec
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A New Exploration of the Torsional Energy Surface of N-Pentane Using Molecular Modeling Software
Galembeck, Sergio E.; Caramori, Giovanni F.; Romero, Jose Ricardo
Journal of Chemical Education, v82 n12 p1800 Dec 2005
The torsional potential energy surface of a chemical compounds, the accessible conformations at a specified temperature and the transition states that connect these confirmations establishes many chemical properties such as dynamic behavior, reactivity and biological activity. A conformational search of n-pentane is presented using computational excrement designed for advance undergraduate students and beginning graduate students.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Chemistry, Advanced Students, Computer Software, Molecular Structure, Science Instruction
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