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Catalysis by Alkali Metal Ions of the Racemization of the Tris-oxalato Chromium-III Anion

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THE rates of racemization of the complexes MI3Cr(oxalate)3 have been found to depend on the nature of the alkali metal ion MI as shown in Table 1.

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KERNOHAN, J., ODELL, A., OLLIFF, R. et al. Catalysis by Alkali Metal Ions of the Racemization of the Tris-oxalato Chromium-III Anion. Nature 209, 906 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209906b0

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