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Azido-(benzonitrile-κN)[hydrido-tris(pyrazol-1-yl-κN)borato](triphenyl-phosphine-κP)ruthenium(II)

Chiung-Cheng Huang, Han-Gung Chen, Yih Hsing Lo

    Acta Crystallographica. Section E, Structure Reports Online
    |May 19, 2011
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