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WE have previously shown1 that a cobalt–carbon bond can be formed in aqueous solution by the interaction of acetylene with the pentacyanocobaltate(II) anion, while recently2 benzyl and alkyl halides have been similarly shown to give a Co–C bond.
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MAYS, M., WILKINSON, G. Reaction of Tetrafluoroethylene with Pentacyanocobaltate Ions and with Reduced Vitamin B12. Nature 203, 1167 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2031167a0
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