Two novel sulfonated CNN‐pincer ligands
Palladium(0) complexes of diferrocenylmercury diphosphines: synthesis, X-ray structure analyses, catalytic isomerization, and C–Cl bond activation
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- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10319897
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Dalton Transactions
- Volume:
- 50
- Issue:
- 13
- ISSN:
- 1477-9226
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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