As a catalyst of choice in hydrogenation, hydrosilation, carbonylation, oxidation, elimination, reduction, allyl aceate isomerization, dimerization of 1,3-dienes, and C-C bond formation such as Negishi coupling, Suzuki coupling, Kumada coupling, Sonogashira coupling, Heck coupling and Sonogashira-Hagihara coupling reactions. Used in the preparation of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium, condensed heterocycles such as furoquinolines, diphenylacetylenes, and several other compounds.

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