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A Bench‐stable 8‐Aminoquinoline Derived Phosphine‐free Manganese (I)‐Catalyst for Environmentally Benign C(α)‐Alkylation of Oxindoles with Secondary and Primary Alcohols

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Manganese-Catalyzed Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination of Allyl Alcohols via Hydrogen-Borrowing Catalysis

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Choose Your Level Wisely: Assessing Density Functionals and Dispersion Corrections for Metal Carbonyl Compounds

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Hydrogenation of N-Heterocycles by a Well-Defined Phosphine-Free Manganese Catalyst Using Ammonia Borane

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Cobalt Complexes as Efficient Cooperative Catalysts for Transfer Hydrogenation

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