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Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 530–535, September–October, 1982.
The authors wish to express their appreciation to V. I. Minkin for performing the MINDO/3 calculations, and to A. S. Tarasevich for valuable consultations.
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Nesterenko, A.M., Savitskas, V.I., Polumbrik, O.M. et al. Quantum-chemical study of electronic structure and enthalpy of decomposition of azodicarbonamide. Theor Exp Chem 18, 480–484 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00516884
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