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Carbenoid
In chemistry a carbenoid is a reactive intermediate that shares reaction characteristics with a carbene. In the Simmons-Smith reaction the carbenoid intermediate is a zinc / iodine complex that takes the form of
I-CH2-Zn-I
This complex reacts with an alkene to a cyclopropane just as a carbene would do.
References
- Organic Chemistry john McMurry Brooks /Cole Publishing Company 1988 ISBN 0-534-079-68-7
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