Dinuclear manganese hydride complexes of the form [Mn2(CO)8(
The catalytic one‐bond isomerization (transposition) of 1‐alkenes is an emerging approach to
- Award ID(s):
- 2154438
- PAR ID:
- 10475081
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
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- Journal Name:
- ChemCatChem
- Volume:
- 15
- Issue:
- 23
- ISSN:
- 1867-3880
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- National Science Foundation
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