Wilkinson's catalyst
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Wilkinson's catalyst is a homogeneous rhodium-based coordination complex widely used in organometallic chemistry for the catalytic hydrogenation of alkenes.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coordination complex
ⓘ
homogeneous catalyst ⓘ organorhodium compound ⓘ |
| belongsToClass |
hydrogenation catalysts
ⓘ
transition metal complexes ⓘ triphenylphosphine complexes ⓘ |
| catalystType | rhodium-based catalyst ⓘ |
| catalyzesReactionType |
hydrogen addition to C=C bonds
ⓘ
hydrogen addition to C≡C bonds ⓘ |
| chemicalFormula | RhCl(PPh3)3 ⓘ |
| containsElement |
carbon
ⓘ
chlorine ⓘ hydrogen ⓘ phosphorus ⓘ rhodium ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Geoffrey Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
homogeneous catalysis
ⓘ
organometallic chemistry ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
RhCl(PPh3)3
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilkinson catalyst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCASNumber | 14694-95-2 ⓘ |
| hasCentralMetal | Rh(I) ⓘ |
| hasColor | deep red ⓘ |
| hasCoordinationNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| hasElectronicConfigurationDescription | d8 square planar complex ⓘ |
| hasGeometry | square planar ⓘ |
| hasIUPACName | chloridotris(triphenylphosphane)rhodium(I) ⓘ |
| hasLigand |
chloride
ⓘ
triphenylphosphine ⓘ |
| hasMechanismFeature |
migratory insertion
ⓘ
oxidative addition of H2 ⓘ reductive elimination ⓘ |
| hasMolecularity | mononuclear ⓘ |
| hasOxidationStateOfRhodium | +1 ⓘ |
| hasPhaseInUse | homogeneous solution phase ⓘ |
| hasSpinState | low-spin ⓘ |
| isAirSensitive | true ⓘ |
| isInsolubleIn | water ⓘ |
| isMoistureSensitive | true ⓘ |
| isSolubleIn |
benzene
ⓘ
chloroform ⓘ dichloromethane ⓘ toluene ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Geoffrey Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
catalytic hydrogenation of alkenes
ⓘ
catalytic hydrogenation of alkynes ⓘ homogeneous hydrogenation reactions ⓘ |
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