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Chemistry · L5 · Elementary Steps of Organometallic Catalysis

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The four elementary steps that combine into any organometallic catalytic cycle, each annotated with its effect on the metal's electron count and oxidation state.

by @openstemUpdated Chemistry
Elementary steps oforganometallic catalysisOxidative additionΔe = +2 · Δox = +2e.g. Ar–X + Pd(0)L2Reductive eliminationΔe = −2 · Δox = −2e.g. Ar–Pd(II)–R to Ar–RMigratory insertionΔe = −2 · Δox = 0ligand migrates onto anadjacent M–L bondLigand association /dissociationΔe = plus or minus 2 · Δox = 0is the reverse of

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