title: Combinations of ethers and B(C6F5)3 function as hydrogenation catalysts.
abstract: It works ether way: Labile adducts of dialkyl ethers with the electrophilic borane B(C6F5)3 are shown to scramble HD to H2 and D2 and catalyze the hydrogenation of 1,1-diphenylethylene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada.
authors.forename: Lindsay J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Hounjet
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bannwarth
authors.forename: Christian N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Garon
authors.forename: Christopher B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grimme
authors.forename: Douglas W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Stephan
keywords: boranes; ethers; frustrated Lewis pairs; hydrogenation; organocatalysis