Carbometalation of alkenes proceeds via organometallic addition across the pi bond
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Chemical literature consistently describes the carbometalation of alkenes as proceeding via the addition of an organometallic species across the carbon-carbon pi bond.
Evidence for · 3
Trans-Selective Rhodium Catalysed Conjugate Addition of Organoboron Reagents to Dihydropyranones
2015 · cited by 6
The rhodium-catalysed addition of organoboron reagents to dihydropyranones proceeds via a mechanism involving alkene association and carbometalation.
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Direct Carboboration of Aryl Alkenes with Stable Organoborons Through Ziegler-Type Addition.
2025 · cited by 3
Carbometallation represents a classic strategy for the bifunctionalization of unsaturated hydrocarbons involving addition across the pi bond.
Enantioselective Iridium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroarylation of (Hetero)Arene-Tethered Prochiral Diketones.
2026 · cited by 0
Computational studies on hydroarylation support a carbometalation pathway across unsaturated bonds.