Olefin metathesis by pyridinepentacarbonylmolybdenum

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Abstract
Pyridinepentacarbonylmolybdenum with ethylaluminium dichloride and tetrabutylammonium chloride constitute a catalyst system for the metathesis of terminal olefins; evidence for a co-ordinated carbene-initiated process is presented, and the nature of the co-ordinated carbene formed initially is found to be solvent dependent.