 Chalk-Harrod mechanism (source code)

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= Chalk-Harrod mechanism
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A <hydrosilylation> cycle involving Si–H <oxidative addition>, <alkene> insertion into the <metal>–<hydride> bond, and C–Si <reductive elimination>. This defines the conventional version; insertion into a <metal>–silyl bond describes a modified alternative.

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