On early events in the Pauson-Khand reaction.
[reaction: see text]. The Magnus Pauson-Khand (PK) mechanism has been studied for the first time by electrospray ionization coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. It has been found that loss of CO from the PK complex precedes olefin coordination and insertion.
LEDSS, Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France. yves.gimbert@ujf-grenoble.fr
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