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Insertion of an alkyne into a metal–μ-alkylidyne bond leads to the six-membered dimetal-lacycles 1 and 2 (M = Nb, Ta). Spectroscopic and structural data support their formulation as dimetallabenzene derivatives. cbH = Carbazole.
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