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Title: Allosteric Effects in Ethylene Polymerization Catalysis. Enhancement of Performance of Phosphine-Phosphinate and Phosphine-Phosphonate Palladium Alkyl Catalysts by Remote Binding of B(C 6 F 5 ) 3
Award ID(s):
1709159
NSF-PAR ID:
10058445
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Organometallics
Volume:
36
Issue:
24
ISSN:
0276-7333
Page Range / eLocation ID:
4990 to 5002
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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