Gaussian 09 Citation Endnote -

(Frisch, M. J.; Trucks, G. W.; Schlegel, H. B.; Scuseria, G. E.; Robb, M. A.; Cheeseman, J. R.; Scalmani, G.; Barone, V.; Mennucci, B.; Petersson, G. A.; et al., 2009)

Her advisor, a gruff physical chemist named Professor Hammond, had one unbreakable rule: “If you used Gaussian 09, you cite it properly. Not the manual. The primary literature. And it goes into EndNote perfectly, or I will print your .log files and eat them.”

Alena wanted to cry. She opened . She navigated through a labyrinth of menus: Bibliography > Author Lists . She un-checked the box that said “Use et al. if there are more than 3 authors.”

And deep within EndNote’s database, the ghost of Gaussian 09 smiled, knowing that tomorrow, someone else would forget to change the output style and begin the cycle anew. gaussian 09 citation endnote

Alena’s soul left her body.

She began to type. Author: Frisch, M. J. and then the legion of co-authors: Trucks, G. W.; Schlegel, H. B.; Scuseria, G. E.; Robb, M. A.; Cheeseman, J. R.; Scalmani, G.; Barone, V.; Mennucci, B.; Petersson, G. A.; et al.

Alena jumped. No one was there. The lab was empty. Then her monitor flickered. The EndNote window glitched, and a new field appeared: . In gray, monospaced font, the words typed themselves: (Frisch, M

“Still et al.!” she yelled. “The ghost lied to me!”

She clicked . She named it “Angewandte – Full Gaussian Hell.”

Her hand cramped. There were over twenty names. She whispered a curse into the stale air of her cubicle. “Back in my day

She collapsed into her chair. The cursor blinked. She had spent 45 minutes wrestling a citation.

“Just use ‘et al.,’” said a voice.

She sighed. “Fine.” She typed all 23 names manually.

“You used the ‘Angewandte’ style. It compresses authors. You must edit the output style.”

“You’re still on the citation?” he said. “Back in my day, we typed ‘Gaussian 09, Revision D.01’ by hand and the reviewers just trusted us.”