Müller <i>versus</i> Gutmann–Beckett for assessing the Lewis acidity of boranes
Sameera Ranasinghe, Yijie Li, Madison E. Andrews, Manjur O. Akram, Ragene A. Thornton, Caleb D. Martin
Abstract
A 19 F NMR spectroscopic probe, p -fluorobenzonitrile, is used to evaluate the relative Lewis acidity of boranes.
Topics & Concepts
BoranesLewis acids and basesChemistryOrganic chemistryBoronCatalysisOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryCrystallography and molecular interactionsBoron Compounds in Chemistry