Strong electronic and counterion effects on geminal digold formation and reactivity as revealed by gold(I)-aryl model complexes.
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SUBMITTER: Weber D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3449216 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar
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Strong electronic and counterion effects on geminal digold formation and reactivity as revealed by gold(I)-aryl model complexes.
Weber Dieter D Jones T David TD Adduci Laura L LL Gagné Michel R MR
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20120125 10
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