title: Enhanced pi ... pi interactions in alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyls.
abstract: High level ab initio calculations on complexes of benzene with acrolein and ethene reveal that pi ... pi interactions to electron deficient acrolein are remarkably similar to those found in the benzene dimer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Cardiff University, PO Box 912, Cardiff, UK CF10 3TB.
authors.forename: Lisa D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Platts
authors.forename: Nicholas C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Tomkinson