The Tsuji–Wilkinson decarbonylation reaction is a method for the decarbonylation of aldehydes and some acyl chlorides. The reaction name recognizes , whose team first reported the use of Wilkinson's catalyst (RhCl(PPh3)3) for these reactions: RC(O)X + RhCl(PPh3)3 → RX + RhCl(CO)(PPh3)2 + PPh3 Although decarbonylation can be effected by several transition metal complexes, Wilkinson's catalyst has proven the most effective.
