Olefin-forming biochemical reactions olefins

From reaction (b), a new carbon-carbon bond is formed by the intermediacy of the transition metal. Several chemical processes in which new carbon-carbon bonds are formed (e.g., hydroformylation, olefin polymerization, homologation of alcohols, the Fischer-Tropsch reaction) are rationalized by a common mechanism of carbon chain growing. Much discussion and scientific work is under way to ascertain the general applicability of these findings to specific chemical or biochemical processes however, a basic understanding of the elementary steps involved in insertion reactions will lead to a better understanding of known reactions and to the development of new reactions. 

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