Photo-induced tautomerisation of methyltrioxorhenium(vii): the intermediate in olefin metathesis?

Abstract
Matrix-isolated [CH3ReO3] tautomerises to [H2CRe(O)2OH] under the influence of UV light; the carbene has been characterised in its normal and 2H- and 13C-enriched isotopic forms by its IR spectrum with results well replicated by quantum chemical calculations.

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