Carbene transposition involving double dehydrogenation of an sp3 carbon

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Abstract
Two benzylic hydrogens of 2,6-Me2C6H3O− coordinated to RuCl(PCy3)2(CHPh)+ are transferred to the benzylidene ligand, liberating toluene to form a new carbene which is covalently linked to the aryloxide ligand.