The
insertion of a metal
complex into a
covalent bond involving formally an overall
two-electron loss on one metal or a one-electron loss on each of two
metals, i.e.
,
or
In
radical chemistry,
the term is used to indicate a radical addition to a
carbon–carbon double bond, under oxidative conditions. For
example:
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077
(Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 1149
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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