William A. Lathan

2.7k citations
21 papers · 2.0k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 16

Impact in

    • Crystallography and molecular interactions
    • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
    • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
    • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Papers in

William A. Lathan

20 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular orbital theory of the electronic structure of organic compounds. XVII. Internal rotation in 1,2-disubstituted ethanes 1973 · 214 citations
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William A. Lathan
Comparison fields: 5 of 74
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 509
  • Spectroscopy 924
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1.4k
  • Organic Chemistry 590
  • Inorganic Chemistry 239
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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1 197686
2 197526
3 197549
4 197338
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Three-membered rings
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Molecular orbital theory of the electronic structure of organic compounds. XVII. Internal rotation in 1,2-disubstituted ethanes
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7 1972192
8 197223
9 19726
10 197299
11 197127
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Molecular orbital theory of the electronic structure of organic compounds. X. Systematic study of geometries and energies of AHn molecules and cations
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Molecular orbital theory of the electronic structure of organic compounds. VI. Geometries and energies of small hydrocarbons
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Molecular orbital theory of the electronic structure of organic compounds. VIII. Geometries, energies, and polarities of C3 hydrocarbons
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Self-Consistent Molecular Orbital Methods. V. Ab Initio Calculation of Equilibrium Geometries and Quadratic Force Constants
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17 197010
18 197028
19 19695
20 196931

About William A. Lathan

William A. Lathan is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Biophysics, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 21 papers that have together received 2.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (10 papers), Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions (5 papers), Electron Spin Resonance Studies (4 papers), Free Radicals and Antioxidants (4 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (4 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (3 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (3 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (509 citations), Spectroscopy (924 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.4k citations), Organic Chemistry (590 citations) and Inorganic Chemistry (239 citations). William A. Lathan has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Warren J. Hehre, John A. Pople, Leo Radom, Larry A. Curtiss, Marshall D. Newton, P. C. Hariharan, Keiji Morokuma, George R. Pack, E. Wasserman and J. A. Pople. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics, Chemical Physics Letters, Tetrahedron Letters and Molecular Physics.

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