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SYNTHESIS AND CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS OF IRON PINCER COMPLEXES

Papri Bhattacharya Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Hairong Guan Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 88-112 | Published online: 12 Dec 2011

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