associate with the four-coordinate metal complex to generate a five-coordinate complex that undergoes reductive elimination synonymous to the dissociation mechanism for octahedral complexes.

Factors that affect reductive elimination

Reductive elimination is sensitive to a variety of factors including: (1) metal identity and electron density, (2) sterics, (3) participating ligands, (4) coordination number, (5) geometry, and (6) photolysis/oxidation.

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