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Oxidative addition
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<p>Oxidative addition and <a href="/facts/Reductive_elimination/H2SXpH0n">reductive elimination</a> are two important and related classes of reactions in <a href="/facts/Organometallic_chemistry/bhqFz2P0">organometallic chemistry</a>. Oxidative addition is a process that increases both the <a href="/facts/Oxidation_state/W53W6s6V">oxidation state</a> and <a href="/facts/Coordination_number/mf48hsoX">coordination number</a> of a metal centre. Oxidative addition is often a step in <a href="/facts/Catalytic_cycle/At7x3sNe">catalytic cycles</a>, in conjunction with its reverse reaction, reductive elimination. </p>