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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2011 May 6;133(21):8098–8101. doi: 10.1021/ja201731q

Scheme 2.

Scheme 2

The rate law for oxidation of H2 by [1]+ and ferrocenium is consistent with the rate determining step being H2 addition (step 1) or redox/heterolysis of the H2 complex (step 2).