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Title: Spectroscopic Definition of a Highly Reactive Site in Cu-CHA for Selective Methane Oxidation: Tuning a Mono-μ-Oxo Dicopper(II) Active Site for Reactivity
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Award ID(s):
1660611
Publication Date:
NSF-PAR ID:
10276882
Journal Name:
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume:
143
Issue:
19
Page Range or eLocation-ID:
7531 to 7540
ISSN:
0002-7863
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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