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Co-ordination compounds are used as catalyst for many industrial processes. Example include Rhodium complex used for the hydrogenation of alkenes, this catalyst is called as Wilkinson catalyst.

What is true about Wilkinson catalyst?

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Wilkinson's catalyst has the chemical formula $[R h Cl (PP h_{3})_{3}]$ .

The central Rhodium (Rh) atom is attached to three neutral triphenylphosphine ( $PP h_{3}$ ) ligands and one chloride ( $C l^{-}$ ) ion.

This gives Rhodium a coordination number of 4 with a square planar geometry.

By calculating the charges ( $x - 1 + 0 = 0$ ), the oxidation number of Rhodium is +1.

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