Rhodium

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Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Enamides and Dehydroamino Acids

Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation is the most mature and industrially deployed of all enantioselective metal-catalyzed transformations. The cationic …

2026-06-25

Metal Catalysis, Science 8 tags

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Hydroformylation with Xantphos and Biphephos: Multimillion-Ton Industrial Catalysis

Hydroformylation — the addition of synthesis gas (CO/H₂) to an olefin to produce an aldehyde — is the largest-volume homogeneous catalytic process in the chemical industry, with …

2026-04-15

Applications, Industry 6 tags

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Asymmetric C–H Activation with Chiral Palladium and Rhodium Catalysts

Asymmetric C–H activation — the enantioselective functionalization of an unactivated C–H bond — is one of the most active frontiers in organic synthesis. By converting a C–H bond …

2026-04-12

Metal Catalysis, Science 7 tags

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Asymmetric Hydroboration and Hydrosilylation: Chiral Metal Catalysts for Boron and Silicon Installation

Asymmetric hydroboration and hydrosilylation install boron and silicon, respectively, across a C=C or C=O bond with enantiocontrol. The resulting chiral organoboranes and …

2026-04-04

Metal Catalysis, Science 7 tags

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TADDOL and DIOP Ligands in Asymmetric Titanium and Rhodium Catalysis

TADDOL (α,α,α’,α’-tetraaryl-1,3-dioxolane-4,5-dimethanol) and DIOP (2,3-O-isopropylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane) are two foundational chiral …

2026-02-20

Methodology, Science 7 tags

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Phosphoramidite Ligands: MonoPhos and the Modular Approach to Asymmetric Catalysis

Phosphoramidite ligands, introduced by Feringa and de Vries in the late 1990s, are a modular class of monodentate chiral phosphorus ligands derived from BINOL and secondary amines. …

2026-02-05

Methodology, Science 7 tags

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[(S)-DIOP]RhCl Dimer

[(S)-DIOP]RhCl dimer is the chiral rhodium complex of DIOP, the first practical chiral bidentate phosphine ligand developed by Kagan. It catalyzes asymmetric hydrogenation of …

0001-01-01

Chiral Catalysts, Catalysts 4 tags

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