JOURNAL ARTICLE

Frustrated Lewis pairs: a new strategy to small molecule activation and hydrogenation catalysis

Douglas W. Stephan

Year: 2009 Journal:   Dalton Transactions Pages: 3129-3129   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

The combination of Lewis acids and bases that are sterically precluded from forming Lewis acid-base adducts, termed Frustrated Lewis pairs provide a unique route to the activation of small molecules and applications in catalysis.

Keywords:
Frustrated Lewis pair Lewis acids and bases Steric effects Adduct Catalysis Chemistry Molecule Small molecule Combinatorial chemistry Stereochemistry Organic chemistry Biochemistry

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Topics

Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
Physical Sciences →  Chemistry →  Organic Chemistry
Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
Physical Sciences →  Chemistry →  Organic Chemistry
Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
Physical Sciences →  Chemistry →  Organic Chemistry

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