Organic Chemistry II
Oxidative addition is a fundamental reaction mechanism in organometallic chemistry where a metal complex reacts with a substrate, resulting in the increase of the oxidation state of the metal and the formation of new bonds with the substrate. This process is crucial for transitioning metal catalysis and serves as the initial step in various cross-coupling reactions, particularly those catalyzed by palladium, enabling the formation of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds.
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