Generation of Weakly Bound Al–N Lewis Pairs by Hydroalumination of Ynamines and the Activation of Small Molecules: Phenylethyne and Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 3272-3283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorsten Holtrichter-Rößmann ◽  
Christian Rösener ◽  
Johannes Hellmann ◽  
Werner Uhl ◽  
Ernst-Ulrich Würthwein ◽  
...  
Polyhedron ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
pp. 114930
Author(s):  
Magdalena Siedzielnik ◽  
Kinga Kaniewska-Laskowska ◽  
Natalia Szynkiewicz ◽  
Jarosław Chojnacki ◽  
Rafał Grubba

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan N. Bentley ◽  
Ekadashi Pradhan ◽  
Tao Zeng ◽  
Christopher B. Caputo

The understanding of the mechanism by which frustrated Lewis pairs activate small molecules has been evolving with the discovery that both heterolytic and homolytic bond activation is possible. Herein we characterized a novel Lewis acidic aminoborane containing a phenothiazyl substituent and demonstrate its potential to catalytically promote the dehydrocoupling of tin hydrides. The reactivity observed implies this species promotes homolytic bond activation, however computational analysis suggests a heterolytic mechanism for this reaction. This result represents the first frustrated Lewis pair system to blur the lines between heterolytic and homolytic reactivity.


2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 2223-2227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian J. K. Forrest ◽  
Jamie Clifton ◽  
Natalie Fey ◽  
Paul G. Pringle ◽  
Hazel A. Sparkes ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 2625-2641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas W. Stephan ◽  
Gerhard Erker

Frustrated Lewis pairs have been used to activate a variety of small molecules.


2014 ◽  
Vol 127 (7) ◽  
pp. 2251-2255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian J. K. Forrest ◽  
Jamie Clifton ◽  
Natalie Fey ◽  
Paul G. Pringle ◽  
Hazel A. Sparkes ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 1554-1563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew T Whited

The concept of frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) has received considerable attention of late, and numerous reports have demonstrated the power of non- or weakly interacting Lewis acid–base pairs for the cooperative activation of small molecules. Although most studies have focused on the use of organic or main-group FLPs that utilize steric encumbrance to prevent adduct formation, a related strategy can be envisioned for both organic and inorganic complexes, in which "electronic frustration" engenders reactivity consistent with both nucleophilic (basic) and electrophilic (acidic) character. Here we propose that such a description is consistent with the behavior of many coordinatively unsaturated transition-metal species featuring metal–ligand multiple bonds, and we further demonstrate that the resultant reactivity may be a powerful tool for the functionalization of C–H and E–H bonds.


2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1588-1598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rémi Tirfoin ◽  
Jessica Gilbert ◽  
Michael J. Kelly ◽  
Simon Aldridge

Applications of the bifunctional Lewis acid 1,1′-fc{B(C6F5)2}2in FLP chemistry are described, including reactions towards H2O, NH3, CO2and cyclohexylisocyanate.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan N. Bentley ◽  
Ekadashi Pradhan ◽  
Tao Zeng ◽  
Christopher B. Caputo

The understanding of the mechanism by which frustrated Lewis pairs activate small molecules has been evolving with the discovery that both heterolytic and homolytic bond activation is possible. Herein we characterized a novel Lewis acidic aminoborane containing a phenothiazyl substituent and demonstrate its potential to catalytically promote the dehydrocoupling of tin hydrides. The reactivity observed implies this species promotes homolytic bond activation, however computational analysis suggests a heterolytic mechanism for this reaction. This result represents the first frustrated Lewis pair system to blur the lines between heterolytic and homolytic reactivity.


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