- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10163032
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Volume:
- 140
- Issue:
- 27
- ISSN:
- 0002-7863
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 8463 to 8478
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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