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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Wilkinson's catalyst canonical 2
RhCl(PPh3)3 1
Wilkinson catalyst 1

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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 ⓘ
discoveryDecade 1960s ⓘ
fieldOfUse homogeneous catalysis ⓘ
organometallic chemistry ⓘ
hasAlternativeName RhCl(PPh3)3 ⓘ
Wilkinson catalyst ⓘ
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 ⓘ
usedFor catalytic hydrogenation of alkenes ⓘ
catalytic hydrogenation of alkynes ⓘ
homogeneous hydrogenation reactions ⓘ

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Geoffrey Wilkinson → notableWork → Wilkinson's catalyst ⓘ
Geoffrey Wilkinson → developed → Wilkinson's catalyst ⓘ
Wilkinson's catalyst → hasAlternativeName → RhCl(PPh3)3 ⓘ
linked to: Wilkinson's catalyst
Wilkinson's catalyst → hasAlternativeName → Wilkinson catalyst ⓘ
linked to: Wilkinson's catalyst