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Wilkinson's catalyst (chloridotris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I)) is a coordination complex of rhodium with the formula [RhCl(PPh 3) 3], where 'Ph' denotes a phenyl group. It is a red-brown colored solid that is soluble in hydrocarbon solvents such as benzene, and more so in tetrahydrofuran or chlorinated solvents such as dichloromethane .
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The Tsuji–Wilkinson decarbonylation reaction is a method for the decarbonylation of aldehydes and some acyl chlorides. The reaction name recognizes JirÅ Tsuji, whose team first reported the use of Wilkinson's catalyst (RhCl(PPh 3) 3) for these reactions: RC(O)X + RhCl(PPh 3) 3 → RX + RhCl(CO)(PPh 3) 2 + PPh 3
The difference in regioselectivity is more pronounced in the hydroboration of vinylarenes with HBcat. Wilkinson's catalyst or the cation Rh(COD) 2 (in the presence of PPh 3) produces the Markovnikov product. [12] [13] The anti-Markovnikov product is produced in the absence of a catalyst. [14]
Wilkinson's catalyst, RhCl(PPh 3) 3 is a square planar Rh(I) complex of historical significance used to catalyze the hydrogenation of alkenes. Vaska's complex, trans-IrCl(CO)(PPh 3) 2, is also historically significant; it was used to establish the scope of oxidative addition reactions.
Karstedt's catalyst was later introduced. It is a lipophilic complex that is soluble in the organic substrates of industrial interest. [10] Complexes and compounds that catalyze hydrogenation are often effective catalysts for hydrosilylation, e.g. Wilkinson's catalyst.
Time is required for this transformation, hence the induction period. For example, with Wilkinson's catalyst, one triphenylphosphine ligand must dissociate to give the coordinatively unsaturated 14-electron species which can participate in the catalytic cycle: Wilkinson's catalyst requires activation before it can participate in the catalytic cycle
However, it is typically produced by the carbonylation of Wilkinson's catalyst: [3] RhCl[P(C 6 H 5 ) 3 ] 3 + CO → RhCl(CO)[P(C 6 H 5 ) 3 ] 2 + P(C 6 H 5 ) 3 In homogeneous catalysis , this conversion is typically an undesirable side-reaction since [RhCl(CO)(PPh 3 ) 2 ] is a poor hydrogenation catalyst.