An Efficient and Selective Monohydrido Rhodium(I) Homogeneous Hydrogenation Catalyst Containing a Cyclic Phosphine

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Abstract
The preparation of the complex RhH(DBP)4 (where DBP is a dibenzophosphole derivative) is described. It is a very effective and selective catalyst for the homogeneous hydrogenation of terminal olefins. Kinetic and mechanistic data for the hydrogenation of 1-hexene are presented.