1,4-Addition reactions of frustrated Lewis pairs to 1,3-dienes.
Reactions of a frustrated Lewis pair composed of a sterically encumbered phosphine and borane are shown to react with 1,3-dienes to give the 1,4-addition products.
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Matthias
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Ullrich
Kelvin S-H
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Seto
Alan J
AJ
Lough
Douglas W
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Stephan