Hydrodechlorination of chloroaromatics: the use of a bifunctional homogeneous rhodium catalyst for the conversion of chloroaromatics into saturated hydrocarbons

Abstract
The catalytic conversion of chloroaromatics into the corresponding saturated hydrocarbons is catalysed by a bifunctional homogeneous rhodium catalyst system generated from [(C5Me5)RhCl2]2 in the presence of an excess of NEt3 under 600 psi H2 at 75 °C (1 psi ≈ 6.894757 × 103 Pa).