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Mechanism of initiation of the metathesis of norbornene using W(CO)<sub>3</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>(AsPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>as catalyst

Lajos Bencze, Anna Kraut-Vass, László Prókai

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1985 · 72 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Low molecular-weight derivatives obtained during ring-opening polymerization of norbornene using W(CO)3Cl2(AsPh3)2 as catalyst indicate that a 2,3-hydrogen shift is a key step for the formation of the carbene initiator.