Faculty Opinions recommendation of A W/Cu synthetic model for the Mo/Cu cofactor of aerobic CODH indicates that biochemical CO oxidation requires a frustrated Lewis acid/base pair.

The reaction of (C6F5)2BCl with 8-lithio-N,N-dimethyl-1-naphthylamine (1) afforded the fivemembered ring system 8-bis(pentafluorophenyl)boryl-N,N-dimethyl-1-naphthylamine (2) with an intramolecular dative B-N bond. The compound was characterised by elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

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Functionalized polycarbonates via triphenylborane catalyzed polymerization-hydrosilylation

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/c9ra05947d ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (46) ◽

pp. 26542-26546 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kori A. Andrea ◽

Francesca M. Kerton

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Lewis Acid ◽

Base Pair ◽

Functional Polymers ◽

Tandem Catalysis ◽

Acid Base ◽

Catalyzed Polymerization

Lewis acid-base pair can be used to make functional polymers from carbon dioxide in a single-pot through tandem catalysis.

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A Comparison of the Lewis Basicity of Diamidocarbenes and Diaminocarbenes

Australian Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1071/ch14555 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 68 (7) ◽

pp. 1084 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chin-Hung Lai

Keyword(s):

Density Functional Theory ◽

Lewis Acid ◽

Base Pair ◽

Bond Energy ◽

Density Functional ◽

Hydrogen Abstraction ◽

Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽

Acid Base ◽

Functional Theory ◽

The Density Functional Theory

In this study, density functional theory calculations, using the M06-2X functional, were performed to investigate the efficiencies of various carbenes in inducing hydrogen abstraction in BH3 through the formation of a Lewis acid–base pair with BH3. The density functional theory results indicate that diamidocarbenes are more efficient in reducing the B–H bond energy of BH3 than diaminocarbenes. Natural bond orbital and combined charge and bond energy analyses were performed to investigate the Lewis acid–base pair formed by BH3 and the title carbenes.

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Facile Synthesis of Triarylmethanimine Promoted by a Lewis Acid - Base Pair: Theoretical and Experimental Studies

Australian Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1071/ch12090 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 65 (10) ◽

pp. 1390 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Yan Liu ◽

Qiwu Yang ◽

Dongling Hao ◽

Wenqin Zhang

Keyword(s):

Lewis Acid ◽

Base Pair ◽

Density Functional ◽

Electronic Effect ◽

Functional Group ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Acid Base ◽

Functional Theory ◽

Mechanistic Analysis ◽

Work Up

An efficient method for triarylmethanimine synthesis promoted by a Lewis acid–base pair (AlCl3–Et3N) was designed using mechanistic analysis with the aid of density functional theory. A series of triarylmethanimines were successfully prepared under mild conditions in good to excellent yields with a simple work-up procedure. The promoter, the Lewis acid–base pair (AlCl3–Et3N), is inexpensive, efficient, and shows good functional group tolerance. The experimental results show that the electronic effect played a significant role, i.e. the reactions proceeded smoothly when electron-sufficient arylamines and electron-deficient ketones were used as substrates.

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