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WE have made experiments to test the hypothesis put forward in a recent review article1 that the activation of hydrogen gas by the transition metals is connected with the presence of unpaired d-electrons or holes in the electronic d-band of the metal.
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COUPER, A., ELEY, D. Parahydrogen Catalysis by Transition Metals. Nature 164, 578–579 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164578a0
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