Flashcards: Catalysts

Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)platinum(0) is the chemical compound with the formula Pt(P(C6H5)3)4, often abbreviated Pt(PPh3)4.

Copper chromite is an inorganic compound with the formula Cu2Cr2O5 which is used to catalyze reactions in organic synthesis.

Adams's catalyst, also known as platinum dioxide, is usually represented as platinum(IV) oxide hydrate, PtO2•H2O.

Copper(II) hydroxide is the hydroxide of the metal copper with the chemical formula of Cu(OH)2.

Palladium acetylacetonate is a compound with formula Pd(C5H7O2)2.

Palladium on carbon, often referred to as Pd/C, is a form of palladium used as a catalyst.

4-Dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) is a derivative of pyridine with the chemical formula (CH3)2NC5H4N.

Vanadium(V) oxide (vanadia) is the inorganic compound with the formula V2O5.

Sodalite is a rich royal blue tectosilicate mineral widely used as an ornamental gemstone.

Cerium(IV) oxide, also known as ceric oxide, ceria, cerium oxide or cerium dioxide, is an oxide of the rare earth metal cerium.

Wilkinson's catalyst, is the common name for chloridotris(triphenylphosphane)rhodium(I), an coordination complex of rhodium with the formula RhCl(PPh3)3 (Ph = phenyl).

Nickel(III) oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula Ni2O3.

Raney nickel /ˈreɪniː ˈnɪkəl/, also called spongy nickel, is a fine-grained solid composed mostly of nickel derived from a nickel-aluminium alloy.

Copper(II) acetate, also referred to as cupric acetate, is the chemical compound with the formula Cu(OAc)2 where AcO− is acetate (CH3CO−2).

Tris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium carbonyl hydride (Carbonyl(hydrido)tris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium) is an organorhodium compound with the formula [RhH(CO)(PPh3)3] (Ph = C6H5).

The Knölker complex is an organoiron compound, which is a catalyst for transfer hydrogenation.

[1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II) dichloride is an palladium complex containing the iron-containing dppf ligand.

Aliquat 336 (Starks' catalyst) is a quaternary ammonium salt used as a phase transfer catalyst and metal extraction reagent.

PEPPSI is an abbreviation for pyridine-enhanced precatalyst preparation stabilization and initiation.

Tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) or [Pd2(dba)3] is an organopalladium compound.

The White–Chen catalyst is an Iron-based coordination complex named after Professor M.

Biocatalysis & Biotransformation is an academic journal that provides coverage of the application, both actual and potential of biological catalysts, including whole cells or isolated components thereof, natural and modified enzymes and catalytic antibodies for the synthesis, interconversion or degradation of chemical species.

Zinc oxide is an inorganic compound with the formula ZnO.

Vanadium phosphate is an inorganic compound with the formula VOxPO4 and related hydrates (x = 0 or 1).

Nickel oxide hydroxide is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula NiO(OH).

2,2'-Bis(2-indenyl) biphenyl is a ligand used to make complexes of titanium, zirconium and hafnium.

Methylaluminoxane, commonly called MAO, is a white solid with the general formula (Al(CH3)O)n.

Grubbs' catalysts are a series of transition metal carbene complexes used as catalysts for olefin metathesis.

Faujasite is a mineral group in the zeolite family of silicate minerals.

Otera's catalyst, named after Japanese chemist Junzo Otera, is an organostannane compound which has been used as a transesterification catalyst.

The Trost ligand is a chiral ligand pioneered by Barry Trost for use in the palladium-catalyzed Trost asymmetric allylic alkylation.

The White catalyst is a transition metal coordination complex named after the chemist by whom it was first synthesized, M.

NOBIN (2-amino-2'-hydroxy-1,1'-binaphthyl) is an organic molecule used for asymmetric catalysis.

Triazabicyclodecene (1,3,5-Triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene or TBD) is a commercially available bicyclic strong guanidine base (pKa = 25.98 in CH3CN and pKa = 21.00 in THF).

The Shvo catalyst, named after Youval Shvo, is an organoruthenium compound that is used for transfer hydrogenation.