What is Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0)?

Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0)
Synonyms Palladium(0)tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)
Molecular Formula C72H60P4Pd
Molecular Weight 1155.58
CAS Registry Number 14221-01-3
Melting point 103-107 ºC
Water solubility insoluble
Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) is the chemical compound Pd[P(C6H5)3]4, often abbreviated Pd(PPh3)4, or even PdP4. It is a bright yellow crystalline solid that becomes brown upon decomposition in air.
Palladium is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pd and an atomic number of 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas, which was itself named after the epithet of the Greek goddess Athena, acquired by her when she slew Pallas. Palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium form a group of elements referred to as the platinum group metals (PGMs). These have similar chemical properties, but palladium has the lowest melting point and is the least dense of them.
Application
Catalyst for Negishi coupling, Suzuki coupling, Stille coupling, and Sonogashira coupling reaction
Catalyst for Buchwald-Hartwig amination reaction
Catalyst for the carbonylation of vinyl iodides
Catalyst for reduction reaction of aryl bromides
Catalyst for carbon-tin bond formation
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