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of cyclohexene, the Fe (TCPP)Cl@MWCNTs (after 60
min) and Mn (TCPP)OAc@MWCNTs (after 120 min)
were separated, washed with acetonitrile (2 mL) and ace-
tone (1 mL), dried and used in similar catalytic reactions.
Both catalysts still displayed considerable catalytic
activity after 10 recycles, as can be observed in Figure 8.
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The financial support of this work by K.N. Toosi Univer-
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