When direct evidence for a mechanism is not available, chemists frequently invoke analogies with similar systems. Describe

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When direct evidence for a mechanism is not available, chemists frequently invoke analogies with similar systems. Describe how J.E. Bäckvall, B. Åkermark, and S.O. Ljunggren (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 2411) inferred the attack of uncoordinated water on η2-C2H4 in the Wacker process.

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9780198768128

7th Edition

Authors: Mark Weller, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke

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