Abstract
Open wide! The geminal P/Al-based frustrated Lewis pair (Mes 2P)(tBu2Al)Cï£C(H)Ph forms stable Lewis adducts with BH3 and NH3. This compound facilitates the dehydrocoupling of the ammonia-borane adduct by unusual N-H bond activation and elimination of dihydrogen at the boron center, and it is a very active main-group-based FLP catalyst for the dehydrogenation of amine-borane H 3B×NMe2H. Mes=mesityl.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4256-4259 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Apr 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- amine-boranes
- dehydrogenation
- density functional calculations
- frustrated Lewis pairs
- homogeneous catalysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry