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(15) Yield was calculated by considering both benzyl alcohol and
benzaldehyde as substrates.
Author Contributions
§K.P., B.P., and S.X. contributed equally.
Notes
The authors declare no competing financial interest.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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This work was funded by National Science Foundation (NSF-
RUI, CHE-1465051). We thank support from FRCAC,
URECA, and Clean Energy Fee Funds of MTSU.
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