Frustrated Lewis pairs: a new strategy to small molecule activation and hydrogenation catalysis.
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.
Stephan
Douglas W
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Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3H6. dstephan@chem.utoronto.ca