title: Oxygen abstraction by laser pyrolysis of W(CO)6; a mild route to gas-phase carbene chemistry.
abstract: SF6-photosensitiZed IR laser pyrolysis of W(CO)6 in the gas phase at moderate temperatures leads to unsaturated W(CO)n (n < 6) species; these prove to be effective abstractors of O atoms from a range of organic substrates, and afford a simple, clean and low-energy route from carbonyl compounds into gas phase carbene chemistry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Grant R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Douglas K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Russell