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Could you use the Wittig reagent to attack a metal–oxo bond and replace the oxygen with a carbene?

Specifically, is it possible for the Wittig reagent to do σ-bond metathesis with an electrophilic metal attached to an oxygen?

As I'm trying to understand the mechanism, I would really appreciate an explanation for why or why not along with the answer.

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