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also reported a near first-order negative dependence on the HCl
byproduct, and the authors made an effort to correct their TOF
values for the varying HCl concentrations [34]. Their rate ex-
pression would also be consistent with the alternative reaction
model discussed above.
Acknowledgment
This study was sponsored by funding from Bristol–Myers
Squibb.
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