title: Electrophilic Fluorophosphonium Cations in Frustrated Lewis Pair Hydrogen Activation and Catalytic Hydrogenation of Olefins.
abstract: The combination of phosphorus(V)-based Lewis acids with diaryl amines and diaryl silylamines promotes reversible activation of dihydrogen and can be further exploited in metal-free catalytic olefin hydrogenation. Combined experimental and density functional theory (DFT) studies suggest a frustrated Lewis pair type activation mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St, Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 (Canada).
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vom Stein
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St, Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 (Canada).
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peréz
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St, Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 (Canada).
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dobrovetsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St, Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 (Canada).
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Winkelhaus
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St, Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 (Canada).
authors.forename: Christopher B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St, Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 (Canada). dstephan@chem.utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Douglas W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Stephan
keywords: Lewis acids; alkenes; frustrated Lewis pairs; hydrogenation; phosphorus