1995/07/01 by Ivan Gutmana, Tamás Körtvélyesi · 2 citations
Chemistry · #Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure #History and advancements in chemistry #Various Chemistry Research Topics
paper · pdf · doi:10.1515/zna-1995-0707
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A correlation between the Wiener index (W) and the molecular surface of the respective alkane is established for the first time. This correlation is curvilinear and not particularly good. W is only weakly correlated to molecular volume of saturated hydrocarbons and does not reflect at all their surface-to-volume ratio. By this a long-existing controversy concerning the physico-chemical interpretation of W is resolved.