[1,2-Bis(diphenyphosphino)ethane]dichlorocobalt(II)

1. Catalyst used for the hydrovinylation of styrene.
2. Cobalt-catalyzed hydroalkylation of [60] fullerene with active alkyl bromides.
3. Cobalt-catalyzed 1,4-addition of organoboronic acids to activated alkenes. 

Dichloro[bis(1,2-diphenylphosphino)ethane]cobalt(II) is used as a catalyst for regio- and stereoselective intermolecular enzyme coupling, cross-coupling reactions of alkyl halides with aryl Grignard reagents, hydrovinylation of styrene, tandem radical cyclization and cross-coupling, dimethylation, hydrodechlorination and addition reactions.