Triphenylphosphine-3,3',3″-trisulfonic acid trisodium salt hydrate is useful for the preparation of water-soluble organometal catalysts, which finds application in the hydroformylation of propene. It acts as a Lewis base, which is stronger than triphenylphosphine.

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