The PHIP technique incorporates parahydrogen into molecules in order to hyperpolarise them. This enables the observation of reaction intermediates in catalytic cycles and provides new insight into mechanisms.
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Detection of unusual reaction intermediates during the conversion of W(N-2)(2)(dppe)(2) to W(H)(4)(dppe)(2) and of H2O into H-2. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2012, 134, 18257. 10.1021/ja302202q