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SINGLE-MOLECULE JUNCTIONS

Chemical mechanisms, one molecule at a time

Transport measurements through a single molecule unveil the mechanism of the catalytic Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction.

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Fig. 1: Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling in a single-molecule junction with an integrated Pd catalyst.

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Darwish, N. Chemical mechanisms, one molecule at a time. Nat. Nanotechnol. 16, 1176–1177 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-021-00948-7

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