Wilkinson'scatalystisthecommonnameforchloridotris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I),acoordinationcomplexofrhodiumwiththeformula[RhCl(PPh3)3](Ph=phenyl).Itisared-browncoloredsolidthatissolubleinhydrocarbonsolventssuchasbenzene,andmoresointetrahydrofuranorchlorinatedsolventssuchasdichloromethane.Thecompoundiswidelyusedasacatalystforhydrogenationofalkenes.ItisnamedafterchemistandNobellaureateSirGeoff...[
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Acyclopentadienylcomplexisacoordinationcomplexofametalandcyclopentadienylgroups(C5H−
5,abbreviatedasCp−).Cyclopentadienylligandsalmostinvariablybindtometalsasapentahapto(η5-)bondingmode.Themetal–cyclopentadienylinteractionistypicallydrawnasasinglelinefromthemetalcentertothecenteroftheCpring.ExamplesBiscyclopentadienylcomplexesarecalledmetallocenes.Afamousexampleofthistype...[
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Martin'ssulfuraneistheorganosulfurcompoundwiththeformulaPh2S[OC(CF3)2Ph]2(Ph=C6H5).Itisawhitesolidthateasilyundergoessublimation.Thecompoundisanexampleofahypervalentsulfurcompoundcalledasulfurane.Assuch,thesulfuradoptsasee-sawstructure,withalonepairofelectronsastheequatorialfifthcoordinateofatrigonalbipyramid,likethatofsulfurtetrafluoride(SF4).Thecompoundisareagentinorganicsynthesis.Oneapplica...[
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1.元素周期表中所有元素都可以测出核磁共振谱吗?不是。首先,被测的原子核的自旋量子数要不为零;其次,自旋量子数最好为1/2(自旋量子数大于1的原子核有电四极矩,峰很复杂);第三,被测的元素(或其同位素)的自然丰度比较高(自然丰度低,灵敏度太低,测不出信号)。2.关于样品管,要注意什么?对于5mm探头来说,其中探头内部隔离样品和线圈的石英管内径只有[
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据哈佛大学化学系教授消息,世界最杰出的有机化学家之一、美国哈佛大学化学与化学生物学系教授YoshitoKishi刚刚逝世,享年86岁。
KishiYoshito(岸义人),日本有机合成化学家,专长天然物化学,现任哈佛大学名誉教授,美国卫材株式会社副社长。
1937年4月13日,岸义人出生于日本爱知县名古屋市。1966年在名古屋大学获得理学博士。1966-1968年,在哈佛大学从事博士后[
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TheSakuraireaction(alsoknownastheHosomi–Sakuraireaction)isthechemicalreactionofcarbonelectrophiles(suchasaketoneshownhere)withallyltrimethylsilanecatalyzedbystrongLewisacids.Lewisacidactivationisessentialforcompletereaction.StrongLewisacidssuchastitaniumtetrachloride,borontrifluoride,tintetrachloride,andAlCl(Et)2arealleffectiveinpromotingtheHosomireaction.Thereactionisatypeofelectrophilicall...[
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First-generationGrubbscatalystItissynthesizedfromRuCl2(PPh3)3,phenyldiazomethane,andtricyclohexylphosphineinaone-potsynthesis.Second-generationcatalystThesecond-generationcatalysthasthesameusesinorganicsynthesisasthefirstgenerationcatalyst,butgenerallywithhigheractivity.Thiscatalystisstabletowardmoistureandair,thusiseasiertohandleinthelab.Hoveyda–GrubbscatalystsFirst-generationHoveyda–...[
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Formorethanahalfofacentury,BarryTrosthasbeenahighlyinfluentialscientistinalmosteveryaspectoforganicsynthesis,includingmethodologyandtotalsynthesis.Hestartedhiscareerataremarkablyyoungage.AfterobtaininghisB.Sc.degreeinchemistryfromtheUniversityofPennsylvania(1962),hemovedtoMITwherehecompletedhisPh.D.withH.O.House,workingonfundamentalaspectsofenolatechemistry.Remarkably,attheageof24,immediatelyafter...[
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