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M NaOH as electrolytes. A detailed kinetic study concerned one-electro
n reduction of 3-nitrophthalic acid anion to free radical. The change
of the determined rate constants of this process on water + HMPA mixtu
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he electrode and reagent solvation. An equation is proposed which desc
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