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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