Tris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) Chloride

  • Catalogue No.: IM144569
  • CAS No.: 14694-95-2
  • Mol. Formula: C₅₄H₄₅ClP₃Rh
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Description

Catalogue Number IM144569
CAS No. 14694-95-2
Chemical Name Tris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) Chloride
Synonyms Chlorotris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium; Chlorotris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I); NSC 124140; Rhodium tris(triphenylphosphine) chloride; Tris(triphenylphosphine)chlororhodium; Tris(triphenylphosphine)chlororhodium(I); Tris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) Chloride; Wilkinson's Catalyst; Wilkinson's Complex;
Molecular Formula C₅₄H₄₅ClP₃Rh
Molecular Weight 925.21
Appearance Dark Red to Very Dark Red Solid
Storage 4°C, Inert atmosphere
Solubility Chloroform (Slightly, Heated), DMSO (Slightly, Heated)
Applications Tris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium Chloride is also known as Wilkinson's catalyst and is commonly used to catalyze the hydrogenation of alkenes. Tris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) Chloride is also used in the catalytic hydroboration of alkenes with catecholborane and pinacolborane and the selective 1,4-reduction of a, b-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.
Category Building Blocks; Catalyst;

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