A novel clay catalyst containing a heterogenized Rh(I) triphenylphosphine c
omplex (Rh-bentonite) has been prepared via ion exchange of a Hungarian Na-bentonite with Wilkinson complex [RhCl(PPh3)(3)]. It was established that
the active species [Rh(PPh3)](+) was situated on the external surface of th
e catalyst, which was found to be efficient in the liquid-phase hydrogenati
on of 1-octene, cyclohexene, norbornadiene, 1,5-cyclooctadiene, phenylacety
lene and cyclohexene-3-one. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reser
ved.