Reductive elimination

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the organometallic-chemistry subtree

Reverse of oxidative addition: Mⁿ⁺²(R)(R') → Mⁿ + R-R'. Turnover-limiting for many cross-couplings. cis-geometry required; accelerated by bulky phosphines (Buchwald SPhos).

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