hydridotetrakis(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I)
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| Name=Hydridotetrakis(triphenylphosphine){{shy}}rhodium(I)
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| CASNo = 18284-36-1
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| ChemSpiderID = 23089353
| EINECS = 624-922-3
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| SMILES = C1=CC=C(C=C1)P(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3.C1=CC=C(C=C1)P(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3.C1=CC=C(C=C1)P(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3.C1=CC=C(C=C1)P(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3.[Rh][H]}}
|Section2={{Chembox Properties
| C=72|H=61|P=4|Rh=1
| MolarMass = 1153.12
| Appearance = yellow solid
| Density = 1.328 g/cm3
| MeltingPtC = 162–163
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| GHSPictograms = {{GHS07}}
| GHSSignalWord = Warning
| HPhrases = {{H-phrases|315|319|335}}
| PPhrases = {{P-phrases|261|264|271|280|302+352|304+340|305+351+338|312|321|332+313|337+313|362|403+233|405|501}}
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Hydridotetrakis(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) is the coordination complex with the formula HRh[P(C6H5)3]4. It consists of a Rh(I) center complexed to four triphenylphosphine (PPh3) ligands and one hydride. The molecule has idealized C3v symmetry.{{cite journal|doi=10.1039/c29690001495|title=The crystal and molecular structure of tetrakistriphenylphosphinerhodium(I) hydride|journal=Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications|issue=24|pages=1495|year=1969|last1=Baker|first1=R. W.|last2=Pauling|first2=Peter}} The compound is a homogeneous catalyst for hydrogenation and related reactions.Eduardo Peña-Cabrera "Hydridotetrakis(triphenylphosphine)rhodium" Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, 2001, John Wiley & Sons. {{doi|10.1002/047084289X.rh030m}} It is a yellow solid that dissolves in aromatic solvents.
Preparation
In the presence of base, H2, and additional triphenylphosphine, Wilkinson's catalyst (chloridotris(triphenylphosphane)rhodium(I)) converts to HRh(PPh3)4:{{cite book|journal=Inorg. Synth.|first1=N.|last1=Ahmad|first2=J. J. |last2=Levison|first3=S. D.|last3=Robinson|first4=M. F.|last4=Uttley|title=Inorganic Syntheses |chapter=Hydrido Phosphine Complexes of Rhodium(I) |date=1990 |pages=81–83|volume=28|doi=10.1002/9780470132593.ch19|isbn=9780470132593 }}
:RhCl(PPh3)3 + H2 + KOH + PPh3 → RhH(PPh3)4 + H2O + KCl