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Catalytic Hydrogenation of Alkenes and Alkynes by a Cobalt Pincer Complex: Evidence of Roles for Both Co(I) and Co(II)
- Award ID(s):
- 1920057
- PAR ID:
- 10227169
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Organometallics
- Volume:
- 40
- Issue:
- 8
- ISSN:
- 0276-7333
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1062 to 1070
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Journal Article:
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00053
