Examining the reactivity of tris(<i>ortho</i>-carboranyl)borane with Lewis bases and application in frustrated Lewis pair Si–H bond cleavage
Kanika Vashisth, Sanjay Dutta, Manjur O. Akram, Caleb D. Martin
Abstract
Reactions of tris( ortho -carboranyl)borane with Lewis bases reveals only small bases bind. The tremendous bulk and Lewis acidity is leveraged in frustrated Lewis pair Si–H cleavage with a wider range of Lewis bases and greater efficacy than B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 .
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Frustrated Lewis pairBoraneLewis acids and basesChemistryCleavage (geology)TrisBoranesReactivity (psychology)Bond cleavageMedicinal chemistryElectron pairComputational chemistryStereochemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryBoronMaterials scienceElectronAlternative medicinePathologyQuantum mechanicsComposite materialFracture (geology)BiochemistryPhysicsMedicineOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryBoron Compounds in ChemistrySynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds