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Title: Si–H Bond Activation and Dehydrogenative Coupling of Silanes across the Iron–Amide Bond of a Bis(amido)bis(phosphine) Iron(II) Complex
Award ID(s):
2101002
PAR ID:
10422229
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume:
145
Issue:
2
ISSN:
0002-7863
Page Range / eLocation ID:
794 to 799
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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