title: Dehydrogenation reactivity of a frustrated carbene-borane Lewis pair.
abstract: The sterically demanding carbene 1,3-di-tert-butylimidazolidin-2-ylidene and B(C(6)F(5))(3) form a "frustrated" Lewis pair (FLP), which is able to cleave dihydrogen heterolytically. In the absence of reactants, this FLP system exhibits dehydrogenation reactivity to give a mixture of an imidazolidinium borate and an abnormal carbene-borane adduct.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holschumacher
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taouss
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bannenberg
authors.forename: Cristian G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Hrib
authors.forename: Constantin G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Daniliuc
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamm