Migratory insertion

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the organometallic-chemistry subtree

Intramolecular migration of a σ-bonded ligand (H, alkyl, aryl) to an adjacent π-bonded ligand (CO, alkene, alkyne), forming a new bond and opening a coordination site. Oxidation state unchanged; coordination number decreases by 1. Key…

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