page_title: Organorhodium chemistry
section_title: Hydrogenation
hierarchical_section_title: Organorhodium chemistry / Major applications / Hydrogenation
caption_attribution_description: English: structure of [Rh(DIPAMP)(cod)]+
context_page_description: Organorhodium chemistry is the chemistry of organometallic compounds containing a rhodium-carbon chemical bond, and the study of rhodium and rhodium compounds as catalysts in organic reactions.
  Stable organorhodium compounds and transient organorhodium intermediates are used as catalyst such as in olefin hydroformylation, olefin hydrogenation, olefin isomerization and the Monsanto process
context_section_description: Wilkinson's catalyst is used as a homogeneous catalyst for the hydrogenation of olefins. The mechanism of catalysis involves oxidative addition of H₂, π-complexation of alkene, migratory insertion (intramolecular hydride transfer or olefin insertion), and reductive elimination.
  Cationic organorhodium(I) catalysts are useful for asymmetric hydrogenations, which are applied to bioactive products such as pharmaceutical agents and agrochemicals.
caption: Structure of [Rh(DIPAMP)(cod)]+, a precatalyst for asymmetric hydrogenation.[10]
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