Disclosed are dirhodium catalyst compositions. One such dirhodium catalyst
composition includes a dirhodium catalyst and a solid support. The dirhodium catalyst
includes a Rh—Rh moiety and four bridging ligand moieties. The dirhodium
catalyst and the solid support are bound together, but they are not covalently
bound together via one or more of the bridging ligand moieties. Another such dirhodium
catalyst composition includes a dirhodium tetracarboxylate catalyst and a solid
support, and the dirhodium tetracarboxylate catalyst and the solid support are
bound together. Yet another such dirhodium catalyst composition includes a dirhodium
catalyst and a solid support, where the dirhodium catalyst includes a Rh—Rh
moiety and where the dirhodium catalyst and the solid support are bound together
via at least one of the rhodiums' axial positions. The compositions can be used
in a number of reactions, including insertion reactions (e.g., C—H insertions,
Si—H insertions, O—H insertions, and N—H insertions), cyclopropanation
reactions, annulations (e.g., [3+2] annulations and [3+4] annulations), and ,-diarylalkanoate
synthesis. Methods for making the dirhodium catalyst compositions are also disclosed.