Name

Rhodium(II) acetate dimer

Precious metal

Rh

CAS number

15956-28-2

Formula

C8H12O8Rh2

Molecular weight

442

Precious metal content

46.6%

Application

Effective catalyst for ylide formation. Homogeneous catalyst. Used in an efficient synthesis of ß-hydroxy-α-arylacrylates involving the decomposition of diazoetster intermediates with concomitant 1,2-arylmigration
homogeneous catalysts Rh - Rhodium