Well-known inorganic and organometallic compounds and reagents that are named after individuals include:
- Adams' catalyst (proposed to be PtO<sub>x</sub>)
- Adamsite (NH(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>AsCl)
- Adkins catalyst (Cu<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>)
- Attenburrow's Oxide (MnO<sub>2</sub>)
- Arduengo carbene (class of compounds)
- Baeyer's reagent (KMnO<sub>4</sub>(aq))
- Benedict's reagent
- Bobbitt's salt (4-(Acetylamino)-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-oxo-piperidinium tetrafluoroborate)
- Bertrand carbene (class of compounds)
- Brookhart's acid (H(OEt<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>BAr<sup>F</sup><sub>4</sub>)
- Buckminsterfullerene (C<sub>60</sub>)
- Burow's solution (Al(CH<sub>3</sub>CO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>(aq))
- Calderon catalyst (WCl<sub>6</sub>/EtAlCl<sub>2</sub>/EtOH)
- Caro's acid (H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>5</sub>)
- Chevreul's salt (Cu<sub>3</sub>(SO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> ⢠2 H<sub>2</sub>O)
- Chugaev's red salt ([Pt(C(NHMe)<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>](CNMe)<sub>2</sub>]Cl<sub>2</sub>)
- Chugaev's salt ([Pt(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>Cl]Cl<sub>3</sub>)
- Cleve's triammine ([Pt(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>Cl]Cl)
- Collman's reagent (Na<sub>2</sub>Fe(CO)<sub>4</sub>)
- Collins reagent (CrO<sub>3</sub> / py / CH<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>)
- Condy's crystals (KMnO<sub>4</sub>)
- CoreyâÂÂChaykovsky reagent (O=S(CH<sub>2</sub>)Me<sub>2</sub>)
- Cornforth reagent ([pyH]<sub>2</sub>[Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>])
- Crabtree's catalyst (Ir(COD)(py)(PCy<sub>3</sub>)<sup>+</sup>)
- CreutzâÂÂTaube complex ([(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>10</sub>Ru<sub>2</sub>(pyrazine)]<sup>5+</sup>)
- Etard's reagent (CrO<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>)
- Davy's reagent {(MeS)PS}<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>
- Deacon Catalyst (CuO/CuCl<sub>2</sub>)
- Dimroth's reagent (B(OAc)<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>O
- Durrant's Salt (K<sub>2</sub>[Co<sub>2</sub>(oxalate)<sub>4</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>]3H<sub>2</sub>O]
- Fehling's solution ([Cu(C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>4âÂÂ</sup>)
- Fenton's reagent (Fe<sup>2+</sup> / H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>)
- Fetizon's reagent (Ag<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> / celite)
- Fischer carbene (class of compounds related to [(CO)<sub>5</sub>Cr=C(CH<sub>3</sub>)OCH<sub>3</sub>]
- FolinâÂÂCiocalteu reagent (H<sub>3</sub>PMo<sub>12</sub>O<sub>40</sub> / H<sub>3</sub>PW<sub>12</sub>O<sub>40</sub>)
- Furukawa's cyclopropanation reagent (ZnEt<sub>2</sub> / CH<sub>2</sub>I<sub>2</sub>)
- Frémy's salt (Na<sub>2</sub>NO(SO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>)
- Gilman reagents (R<sub>2</sub>CuLi, class of compounds)
- Glauber's salt (Na<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>÷10H<sub>2</sub>O)
- Gmelin's salt (K<sub>3</sub>Fe(CN)<sub>6</sub>)
- Gingras reagent (Ph<sub>3</sub>SnF<sub>2</sub>.N<sup>n</sup>Bu<sub>4</sub>)
- Grignard reagents (RMgX, class of compounds)
- Grubbs catalyst (RuCl<sub>2</sub>(PCy<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(CHPh))
- Hauser base (R<sub>2</sub>NMgBr)
- HoveydaâÂÂGrubbs catalyst (RuCl<sub>2</sub>(PCy<sub>3</sub>)(CH(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>)OiPr))
- Jacobsen's catalyst (derivative of Mn(salen)Cl)
- Jones reagent (CrO<sub>3</sub> / H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>(aq) / Me<sub>2</sub>CO)
- Jordan's cation ((Cp)<sub>2</sub>Zr(Me)(THF)<sup>+</sup>)
- Kagan's reagent (SmI<sub>2</sub>)
- Karstedt's catalyst (Pt<sub>2</sub>{(CH<sub>2</sub>=CH<sub>2</sub>Si(Me)<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>O}<sub>3</sub>)
- Kauffmann's reagent ({O=M(THF)<sub>2</sub>Cl(mu-CH<sub>2</sub>)}<sub>2</sub> M = Mo, W)
- Keinan reagent (SiH<sub>2</sub>I<sub>2</sub>)
- Kläui ligand {(C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)Co[(CH<sub>3</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>PO]<sub>3</sub>}<sup>âÂÂ</sup>
- Knölker complex (Fe(CO)<sub>2</sub>H(hydroxycyclopentadienyl))
- Knowles' catalyst ([Rh-DIPAMP-COD]BF<sub>4</sub>)
- Kobayashi's anion (B[3,5-(CF<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>]<sub>4</sub><sup>âÂÂ</sup>)
- Koser's reagent (PhI(OTs)OH)
- Lawesson's reagent ([CH<sub>3</sub>OC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>PS<sub>2</sub>]<sub>2</sub>)
- Lazier catalyst (Cu<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>)
- Lemieux-Johnson reagent (NaIO<sub>4</sub> / OsO<sub>4</sub>)
- Lewisite (ClCH=CHAsCl<sub>2</sub>)
- Ley-Griffith reagent (RuO<sub>4</sub>N(C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>)<sub>4</sub>)
- Lindlar catalyst (Pd / CaCO<sub>3</sub> / PbO)
- Lombardo reagent (CH<sub>2</sub>Br<sub>2</sub> / TiCl<sub>4</sub> / Zn)
- Lucas' reagent (ZnCl<sub>2</sub> / HCl(aq))
- Luche reagent (NaBH<sub>4</sub> / CeCl<sub>3</sub>)
- Magnus' green salt (Pt<sub>2</sub>(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>Cl<sub>4</sub>)
- Magnus' pink salt (polymorph of Magnus' green salt)
- Marignac's salt (K<sub>2</sub>Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>F<sub>6</sub>)
- Meerwein's reagent [(CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>O]BF<sub>4</sub>
- Meisenheimer complex
- Millon's Base (Hg<sub>2</sub>N)OH(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>x</sub>
- Millon's reagent (Hg/HNO<sub>3</sub>(aq))
- Mohr's salt (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>Fe(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>÷6H<sub>2</sub>O
- Negishi reagent (Cp<sub>2</sub>ZrBu<sub>2</sub>)
- Nessler's reagent (K<sub>2</sub>HgI<sub>4</sub>)
- Normant reagents (RMgX + CuX)
- Nugent's reagent (TiCp<sub>2</sub>Cl)
- Nysted reagent (ZnCH<sub>2</sub>(ZnBr)<sub>2</sub>.THF)
- Pearlman's catalyst (proposed to be Pd(OH)<sub>2</sub>/C)
- Péligot's salt (KCrO<sub>3</sub>Cl)
- Periana catalyst (Pt(2,2'-Bipyrimidine)Cl<sub>2</sub>)
- Petasis reagent (Cp<sub>2</sub>TiMe<sub>2</sub>)
- Peyrone's salt (cis-PtCl<sub>2</sub>(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>)
- Piers' borane (HB(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>)
- Piers' catalyst (RuCl<sub>2</sub>(PCy<sub>3</sub>)CHPCy<sub>3</sub>.BF<sub>4</sub>)
- Prevost's reagent (Ag(OBz) / I<sub>2</sub>)
- Raney nickel (hydrogen dissolved in high surface area nickel)
- Reinecke's salt (NH<sub>4</sub>[Cr(NCS)<sub>4</sub>(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>].H<sub>2</sub>O)
- Reiset's second chloride (trans-PtCl<sub>2</sub>(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, his first salt is Peyrone's salt)
- Rice's Bromine Solution (Br<sub>2</sub> / NaBr<sub>(aq)</sub>)
- Rieke metals (class of materials)
- Rochelle salt (KNaC<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O<sub>6</sub>÷4H<sub>2</sub>O)
- Roussin's black salt (KFe<sub>4</sub>S<sub>3</sub>(NO)<sub>7</sub>)
- Roussin's red salt (K<sub>2</sub>Fe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>(NO)<sub>4</sub>)
- Scheele's green (CuHAsO<sub>3</sub>)
- Schlosser's base (<sup>n</sup>BuLi/KO<sup>t</sup>Bu)
- Schrock carbene (class of compounds related to [((CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>CCH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>Ta=CHC(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>]
- Schrock catalyst
- Schrock-Osborn catalyst (CODRh(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub><sup>+</sup>)
- Schultze's reagent (KClO<sub>3</sub> / HNO<sub>3</sub>)
- Schweinfurter Green (Cu(OAc)<sub>2</sub>÷3Cu(AsO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>)
- Schwartz's reagent (Cp<sub>2</sub>Zr(H)Cl)
- Schweizer's reagent ([Cu(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>](OH)<sub>2</sub>)
- Schwessinger base (P(NP(NMe<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>(NtBu))
- Scott-Wilson Reagent (Hg(CN)<sub>2</sub>/AgNO<sub>3</sub>/KOH)
- Seignette's salt (KNaC<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O<sub>6</sub>÷4H<sub>2</sub>O)
- Seyferth reagent (PhHgCCl<sub>3</sub>)
- Shilov catalyst (PtCl<sub>2</sub> / H<sub>2</sub>PtCl<sub>6</sub>)
- Sharpless reagent (Ti(O<sup>i</sup>Pr)4 / diethyl tartrate / <sup>t</sup>BuOOH)
- Shvo catalyst ((C<sub>5</sub>Ph<sub>4</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>HRu<sub>2</sub>H(CO)<sub>4</sub>)
- SimmonsâÂÂSmith reagent (ICH<sub>2</sub>ZnI)
- Sonnenschein's Reagent (H<sub>3</sub>PMo<sub>12</sub>O<sub>40</sub>)
- Speier's catalyst (H<sub>2</sub>PtCl<sub>6</sub>)
- Spirit of Mindererus (NH<sub>4</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>CO<sub>2(aq)</sub>)
- Stiles' reagent (Mg(OCO<sub>2</sub>Me)<sub>2</sub>)
- Stryker's reagent (Cu<sub>6</sub>H<sub>6</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>6</sub>)
- Swart's reagent (SbF<sub>3</sub>)
- Tebbe's reagent (Cp<sub>2</sub>TiCl(CH<sub>2</sub>)AlMe<sub>2</sub>)
- Tollens' reagent ([Ag(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>+</sup>)
- Trinder reagent (10% FeCl<sub>3</sub>(aq))
- Turnbull's blue (Fe<sub>7</sub>(CN)<sub>18</sub>âÂÂ
14H<sub>2</sub>O)
- Udenfriend reagent
- Ugi's amine (Fe(Cp)(C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>CH(Me)(NMe<sub>2</sub>))
- Vauquelin's Salt (Pd analogue of Magnus' green salt, Pd<sub>2</sub>(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>Cl<sub>4</sub>)
- Vaska's complex (trans-IrCl(CO)[PPh<sub>3</sub>]<sub>2</sub>)
- (Mo(O)(O<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(py)(OP(NMe<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>))
- Wagner's Reagent (I<sub>2</sub> / KI / H<sub>2</sub>O)
- Wanzlick carbene (class of compounds)
- Well's salt (CsAuCl<sub>3</sub>)
- White catalyst ((PhS(O)CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>S(O)Ph).Pd(OAc)<sub>2</sub>)
- Wij's Solution (ICl / acetic acid)
- Wilkinson's catalyst (RhCl(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>)
- Wolffram's Red Salt [Pt(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>NH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>4</sub>][Pt(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>NH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>4</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>]Cl<sub>4</sub>÷4H<sub>2</sub>O
- Woollins' reagent ((PhP(Se)Se)<sub>2</sub>)
- Zeise's salt (K[PtCl<sub>3</sub>(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>)]÷H<sub>2</sub>O)
- Zerewitinoff Reagent (MeMgI / <sup>n</sup>Bu<sub>2</sub>O)
- Zhan catalyst (RuCl<sub>2</sub>(PCy<sub>3</sub>)(CH(2-SO<sub>2</sub>NMe<sub>2</sub>-C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>)OiPr))
- ZieglerâÂÂNatta catalyst
- ZoBell's solution (KCl/K<sub>4</sub>[Fe(CN)<sub>6</sub>]/K<sub>3</sub>[Fe(CN)<sub>6</sub>])
See also
External links
- http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/reich/handouts/NameReagents/namedreag-cont.htm
- https://careerchem.com/NAMED/Named-Reagents%28A-F%29.pdf
- https://careerchem.com/NAMED/Named-Reagents%28G-Z%29.pdf