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A Possible Acid-Dissociation of Metal-Ammonia Ions, and its Bearing on Certain Reactions

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RECENT observations1 on exchange reactions between heavy water and cobaltammines suggest a possible mechanism for certain reactions of the latter.

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GARRICK, F. A Possible Acid-Dissociation of Metal-Ammonia Ions, and its Bearing on Certain Reactions. Nature 139, 507–508 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139507b0

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