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Water oxidatively adds to photogenerated [W(η 5 -C 5 Me 5 ) 2 ] to form [WH(OH)(η 5 -C 5 Me 5 ) 2 ]; continued irradiation converts [WH(OH)(η 5 -C 5 Me 5 ) 2 ] to [WO(η 5 -C 5 Me 5 ) 2 ].
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