Description
(Acetylacetonato)dicarbonylrhodium(I) is used in in situ formation of a fluorous-soluble hydroformylation catalyst of interest in molecular engineering. It is also used as a catalyst for various carbonylation reactions, silylcarbocyclizations,conjugate additions to enones, carbamoylstannation,and reduction of aromatic nitro compounds.A catalyst for various carbonylation reactionsProduct classM-O, Homogeneous Catalysts, Acetylacetonate LigandsReaction typeCarbonylation, Hydroformylation, ReductionChemical propertiesChemical formulaC7H7O4RhEmpirical formulaRh(CO)2(acac)Molecular weight258.04MetalRhTheoretical metal content40Physical statecrystallineColorgreen