Metallomimetic chemistry of boron

MA Légaré, C Pranckevicius, H Braunschweig - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
The study of main-group molecules that behave and react similarly to transition-metal (TM)
complexes has attracted significant interest in recent decades. Most notably, the attractive …

Small molecule activation with bimetallic systems: a landscape of cooperative reactivity

M Navarro, JJ Moreno, M Pérez-Jiménez… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
There is growing interest in the design of bimetallic cooperative complexes, which have
emerged due to their potential for bond activation and catalysis, a feature widely exploited …

Automated iterative Csp3–C bond formation

DJ Blair, S Chitti, M Trobe, DM Kostyra, HMS Haley… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Fully automated synthetic chemistry would substantially change the field by providing broad
on-demand access to small molecules. However, the reactions that can be run …

Single‐electron transfer in frustrated Lewis pair chemistry

F Holtrop, AR Jupp, BJ Kooij… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) are well known for their ability to activate small
molecules. Recent reports of radical formation within such systems indicate single‐electron …

Dihydrogen Activation with a Neutral, Intermolecular Silicon (IV)‐Amine Frustrated Lewis Pair

T Thorwart, D Hartmann, L Greb - Chemistry–A European …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The heterolytic cleavage of dihydrogen constitutes the hallmark reaction of frustrated Lewis
pairs (FLP). While being well‐established for planar Lewis acids, such as boranes or …

From structure to novel reactivity in frustrated Lewis pairs

J Paradies - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
The coexistence of a strong Lewis acid and a Lewis base in solution, the so called frustrated
Lewis pair, has led to the discovery of metal-free hydrogen activation. Since then, this …

Experimental and computational aspects of molecular frustrated Lewis pairs for CO 2 hydrogenation: en route for heterogeneous systems?

RK Riddhi, F Penas-Hidalgo, H Chen… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalysis plays a crucial role in advancing sustainability. The unique reactivity of frustrated
Lewis pairs (FLPs) is driving an ever-growing interest in the transition metal-free …

Photoinduced and Thermal Single‐Electron Transfer to Generate Radicals from Frustrated Lewis Pairs

F Holtrop, AR Jupp, NP van Leest… - … A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Archetypal phosphine/borane frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) are famed for their ability to
activate small molecules. The mechanism is generally believed to involve two‐electron …

Activation of Small Molecules and Hydrogenation of CO2 Catalyzed by Frustrated Lewis Pairs

R Pal, M Ghara, PK Chattaraj - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
The chemistry of frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) is widely explored in the activation of small
molecules, the hydrogenation of CO2, and unsaturated organic species. A survey of several …

Evidence for the encounter complex in frustrated Lewis pair chemistry

AR Jupp - Dalton Transactions, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Frustrated Lewis Pairs (FLPs) are combinations of bulky Lewis acids and bases that can
carry out small-molecule activation and catalysis. Mechanistically, the reaction of the acid …