Reversing Lewis acidity from bismuth to antimony
Deepti Sharma, Selvakumar Balasubramaniam, Sandeep Kumar, Eluvathingal D. Jemmis, Ajay Venugopal
Abstract
BiOTf in the catalytic reduction of phosphine oxides to phosphines. The experiments supported with computations described herein will find use in designing new Lewis acids relevant to catalysis.
Topics & Concepts
AntimonyBismuthReversingCationic polymerizationChemistryLewis acids and basesInorganic chemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceComposite materialSynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryChemical Synthesis and Reactions