Synthesis and Kinetics Studies of Wilkinson’s Catalyst By: Nicole Alexander Abstract Wilkinson’s catalyst is used in the hydrogenation of cyclohexene. Wilkinson’s catalyst was synthesized with a percent yield of 84.8%. Next this compound was characterized and the kinetics was measured. The original catalyst and the synthesized hydrido, the yield of which was 73.06%, were characterized via IR spectroscopy and the H2 peaks were clearly distinct at around 2000 cm-1. A catalytic hydrogenation was performed resulting in 95.195% cyclohexane product. Lastly […]
