Origins of Lewis acid acceleration in nickel-catalysed C–H, C–C and C–O bond cleavage
Han Gao, Lingfei Hu, Yanlei Hu, Xiangying Lv, Yan‐Bo Wu, Gang Lü
Abstract
The effects of charge transfer, Pauli repulsion and electrostatics/polarization are identified as dominant factors for Lewis acid accelerations in Ni-catalyzed C–X (X = H, C and O) bond cleavages.
Topics & Concepts
Lewis acids and basesCatalysisChemistryBond cleavageNickelCleavage (geology)Polarization (electrochemistry)ElectrostaticsPauli exclusion principleStereochemistryMedicinal chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryPhysicsFracture (geology)Composite materialCondensed matter physicsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsRadical Photochemical ReactionsCatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions