Nitrous acid (HONO) plays pivotal roles in various metal‐free as well as metal‐mediated routes relevant to biogeochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, and mammalian physiology. While the metastable nature of HONO hinders the detailed investigations into its reactivity at a transition metal site, this report herein utilizes a heteroditopic copper(II) cryptate [
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A CuIIcoordination polymer,
- Award ID(s):
- 2122108
- PAR ID:
- 10502359
- Publisher / Repository:
- International Union of Crystallography
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications
- Volume:
- 80
- Issue:
- 3
- ISSN:
- 2056-9890
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 330 to 334
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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