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Title: Mixed-Valent Diiron μ-Carbyne, μ-Hydride Complexes: Implications for Nitrogenase
Award ID(s):
1905320
PAR ID:
10278354
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume:
142
Issue:
44
ISSN:
0002-7863
Page Range / eLocation ID:
18795 to 18813
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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