Controlling alkyne dimerization and trimerization with ruthenium(ii) arene isocyanide catalysts
Lapa, Hugo M.; del Rosso, Mattia; Zacchini, Stefano; Giarola, Greta; Alegria, Elisabete C. B. A.; Trzeciak, Anna M.; Marchetti, Fabio; Martins, Luísa M. D. R. S.; Biancalana, Lorenzo; Catalysis Science & Technology 16 (2026) 1622–1653; doi:10.1039/D5CY01493J

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 Controlling alkyne dimerization and trimerization with ruthenium(ii)
 arene isocyanide catalysts
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2025-11-21 deposited with the CCDC.	2026-01-29 downloaded from the CCDC.
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 Data were corrected for Lorentz polarization and absorption
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 R(int) =  0.0621 (selected reflections only, after parameter refinement)
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