“…For example, the Ni-Mg-C204 catalyzed hydrogenation of ethyl cinnamate, ethyl butynoate, gaseous benzene, and cyclohexene. Likewise, the catalytic activity of other mixed catalysts, Co-Mg-C204 and Ni-Zn~C204, is explained as due to true mixed-crystal formation (249). While simple oxalates are generally prepared by precipitation reactions, at least in the case of NiC204-2H20, it has been shown that the rate-determining species for nucleation and growth is Ni(C204)22~ (11,12).…”