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Neoteric solvents for exploratory catalysis: hydrophosphination catalysis with CHEM21 solvents
An analysis of CHEM21 solvent categories reveals that green solvents are viable and often superior to oft-used toxic and hazardous solvents for catalytic hydrophosphination regardless of mechanism, substrate, or catalyst.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2348198
- PAR ID:
- 10596134
- Publisher / Repository:
- Royal Society of Chemsitry
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Green Chemistry
- Volume:
- 27
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 1463-9262
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 432 to 437
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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