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Despite the possibility of ‘push-pull’ carbene stabilization by substituents of opposing electronic properties, absolute rate studies show methoxytrifluoromethylcarbene to be highly reactive and electronically indiscriminant in its reactions with alkenes.
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Moss et al. (1991) studied this question.
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