Frustrated Lewis pairs on pentacoordinated Al<sup>3+</sup>-enriched Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> promote heterolytic hydrogen activation and hydrogenation
Qingyuan Wu, Ruixuan Qin, Mengsi Zhu, Hui Shen, Shenshui Yu, Yuanyuan Zhong, Gang Fu, Xiaodong Yi, Nanfeng Zheng
Abstract
was activated by surface FLPs in a heterolytic pathway, leading to the hydrogenation of styrene in a stepwise process. This work paves the way for the exploration of more underlying heterogeneous FLPs catalysts and further understanding of accurate active sites and catalytic mechanisms of heterogeneous FLPs at the molecular level.
Topics & Concepts
Frustrated Lewis pairHeterolysisCatalysisHomogeneousHydrogenLewis acids and basesChemistryMetalStereochemistryOrganic chemistryPhysicsThermodynamicsOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchSynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds