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Molecular conformational rigidity: An approach to quantification

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A method is proposed for ordering molecules on a scale of conformational rigidity on the basis of a parameter (the F number), which to a first approximation is evaluated with the three-states rotational isomeric-state scheme. Some particularly rigid paraffins are discussed.

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Luisi, P.L. Molecular conformational rigidity: An approach to quantification. Naturwissenschaften 64, 569–574 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00450635

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