- Award ID(s):
- 1464761
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10028114
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of organometallic chemistry
- Volume:
- 846
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 0022-328X
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 24-32
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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