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Title: From Carbene-Dithiolene Zwitterion Mediated B–H Bond Activation to BH 3 ·SMe 2 -Assisted Boron–Boron Bond Formation
Award ID(s):
2153978
PAR ID:
10468594
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Chemical Society
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Organometallics
Volume:
42
Issue:
23
ISSN:
0276-7333
Format(s):
Medium: X Size: p. 3328-3333
Size(s):
p. 3328-3333
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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