title: Enabling catalytic ketone hydrogenation by frustrated Lewis pairs.
abstract: Hydrogenation of alkyl and aryl ketones using H2 is catalytically achieved in 18 examples using 5 mol % B(C6F5)3 in an ethereal solvent. In these cases the borane and ether behave as a frustrated Lewis pair to activate H2 and effect the reduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada.
authors.forename: Tayseer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mahdi
authors.forename: Douglas W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Stephan