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Palladium N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: Synthesis from Benzimidazolium Salts and Catalytic Activity in Carbon-carbon Bond-forming Reactions
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catena-Poly[[chloridocadmium(II)]bis-{μ-1-[(2-ethyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)meth-yl]-1H-benzotriazole}[chloridocadmium(II)]d

Xia Wang, Xian-Ju Shi, Huai-Xia Yang

    Acta Crystallographica. Section E, Structure Reports Online
    |August 13, 2011
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