Catalysts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Zinc oxide is an inorganic compound with the formula ZnO.

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).

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

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.

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

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).

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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