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Chloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)rhodium(I) dimer

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98%

Synonym(s):

1,5-Cyclooctadienerhodium(I) chloride dimer, Bis(1,5-cyclooctadiene)dirhodium(I) dichloride, Di-μ-chlorobis[(1,2,5,6-η)-1,5-cyclooctadiene]dirhodium, Rhodium(I) chloride 1,5-Cyclooctadiene complex dimer, [Rh(COD)Cl]2

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H24Cl2Rh2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
493.08
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

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Assay

98%

form

solid

reaction suitability

core: rhodium
reagent type: catalyst

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Catalysis
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243 °C (dec.) (lit.)

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SMILES string

Cl[Rh].Cl[Rh].C1CC=CCCC=C1.C2CC=CCCC=C2

InChI

1S/2C8H12.2ClH.2Rh/c2*1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1;;;;/h2*1-2,7-8H,3-6H2;2*1H;;/q;;;;2*+1/p-2/b2*2-1-,8-7-;;;;

InChI key

QSUDXYGZLAJAQU-MIXQCLKLSA-L

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Application

Catalyst for coupling 1,3-dienes with activated hydrocarbons and for preparing chiral complexes.
Catalyst for oxygenative addition to terminal alkynes for a greener synthesis esters, amides, and carboxylic acids.

Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxygenative Addition to Terminal Alkynes for the Synthesis of Esters, Amides, and Carboxylic Acids

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 4, 2279-2279 (1993)
Pure and Applied Chemistry. Chimie Pure Et Appliquee, 66, 1509-1509 (1994)
Fung Kei Cheung et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 5(7), 1093-1103 (2007-03-23)
A series of catalysts have been prepared for use in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones. The complexes were prepared using a [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction at a key step in the reaction sequence. This provides a means for

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