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Title: Controlling One-Electron vs Two-Electron Pathways in the Multi-Electron Redox Cycle of Nickel Diethyldithiocarbamate
Award ID(s):
1945160
NSF-PAR ID:
10335573
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Inorganic Chemistry
Volume:
60
Issue:
17
ISSN:
0020-1669
Page Range / eLocation ID:
13388 to 13399
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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