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Title: Ligand-coordination effects on the selective hydrogenation of acetylene in single-site Pd-ligand supported catalysts
Award ID(s):
1955343
NSF-PAR ID:
10355264
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Catalysis
Volume:
413
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0021-9517
Page Range / eLocation ID:
81 to 92
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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