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SF6-photosensitised IR laser pyrolysis of W(CO)(6) in the gas phase at
moderate temperatures leads to unsaturated W(CO)(n) species; these pr
ove to be very effective and selective abstractors of Cl atoms from a
wide range of organic substrates, and offer a low energy and clean rou
te into gas phase organic radical chemistry.