Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis and reactivity of an unprecedented osmium (VIII) alkylidene

V Martin, S Blakey

Index: Martin, Veronique; Blakey, Simon Tetrahedron Letters, 2008 , vol. 49, # 48 p. 6800 - 6803

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... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. Tetrahedron Letters. Volume 49, Issue 48, 24 November 2008, Pages 6800–6803. Cover image Cover image. ... online 17 September 2008. Abstract. ... In this Letter, we report the synthesis of an Os(VIII) alkylidene species, and describe its reactivity with a variety of small organic molecules. The use of diazoalkanes as alkylidene-transfer reagents has been well documented in transition metal chemistry. ...