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Barrales-Martínez C, Illanes-Solis C, Durán R, Caballero J. Exploring the electronic and steric effects on the dimerization of intramolecular frustrated Lewis pairs: a comparison between aminoboranes and aminoalanes. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:7000-7011. [PMID: 38563207 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt04274j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The dimerization of intramolecular aminoborane and aminoalane frustrated Lewis pairs was investigated using density functional theory. We systematically varied the substituents to gradually increase their bulkiness, including H, CH3, t-Bu, Ph, and Mes groups. Starting from the most stable conformer of the monomers, a frustrated Lewis pair or classic Lewis adduct, we studied the dimerization process for all systems, revealing significant variations in the Gibbs free energy. Dimerization was favored in four aminoboranes and six aminoalanes, depending on the specific combinations of substituents. Applying an energy decomposition analysis, we found that the preparation energy of the monomers and the non-orbital interactions between them are the primary contributors to the observed energetic differences, showing a clear linear relationship. Additionally, we analyzed the electronic effects by increasing the acidity of the Lewis acid, observing a shift toward endergonic and exergonic directions in aminoboranes and aminoalanes, respectively. This shift was attributed to the stabilization of a classic Lewis adduct. This study underscores three crucial factors influencing dimer formation: (i) substituent size, (ii) stabilization of the classic Lewis adduct conformation, and (iii) covalent radii of the Lewis centers. Understanding these factors is essential for designing FLPs and preventing unwanted dimerization that could affect their catalytic performance in H2 activation processes.
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- César Barrales-Martínez
- Instituto de Investigación Interdisciplinaria (I3), Vicerrectoría Académica, Universidad de Talca, Campus Talca, Talca, Chile.
- Centro de Bioinformática, Simulación y Modelado (CBSM), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Talca, Campus Talca, Talca, Chile
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- Centro de Bioinformática, Simulación y Modelado (CBSM), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Talca, Campus Talca, Talca, Chile
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- Instituto de Investigación Interdisciplinaria (I3), Vicerrectoría Académica, Universidad de Talca, Campus Talca, Talca, Chile.
- Centro de Bioinformática, Simulación y Modelado (CBSM), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Talca, Campus Talca, Talca, Chile
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- Centro de Bioinformática, Simulación y Modelado (CBSM), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Talca, Campus Talca, Talca, Chile
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Mondal H, Chattaraj PK. Unraveling Reactivity Pathways: Dihydrogen Activation and Hydrogenation of Multiple Bonds by Pyramidalized Boron-Based Frustrated Lewis Pairs. ChemistryOpen 2024; 13:e202300179. [PMID: 38117941 PMCID: PMC11004477 DOI: 10.1002/open.202300179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023] Open
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The activation of H2 by pyramidalized boron-based frustrated Lewis Pairs (FLPs) (B/E-FLP systems where "E" refers to N, P, As, Sb, and Bi) have been explored using density functional theory (DFT) based computational study. The activation pathway for the entire process is accurately characterized through the utilization of the activation strain model (ASM) of reactivity, shedding light on the underlying physical factors governing the process. The study also explores the hydrogenation process of multiple bonds with the help of B/N-FLP. The research findings demonstrate that the liberation of activated dihydrogen occurs in a synchronized, albeit noticeably asynchronous, fashion. The transformation is extensively elucidated using the activation strain model and the energy decomposition analysis. This approach suggests a co-operative double hydrogen-transfer mechanism, where the B-H hydride triggers a nucleophilic attack on the carbon atom of the multiple bonds, succeeded by the migration of the protic N-H.
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- Himangshu Mondal
- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of TechnologyKharagpur721302India
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de Azevedo Santos L, Trujillo-González DE, Jiménez-Halla JOC, Bickelhaupt FM, Solà M. Stabilization of Diborynes versus Destabilization of Diborenes by Coordination of Lewis Bases: Unravelling the Dichotomy. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303185. [PMID: 37870211 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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We have quantum chemically investigated the boron-boron bonds in B2 , diborynes B2 L2 , and diborenes B2 H2 L2 (L=none, OH2 , NH3 ) using dispersion-corrected relativistic density functional theory at ZORA-BLYP-D3(BJ)/TZ2P. B2 has effectively a single B-B bond provided by two half π bonds, whereas B2 H2 has effectively a double B=B bond provided by two half π bonds and one σ 2p-2p bond. This different electronic structure causes B2 and B2 H2 to react differently to the addition of ligands. Thus, in B2 L2 , electron-donating ligands shorten and strengthen the boron-boron bond whereas, in B2 H2 L2 , they lengthen and weaken the boron-boron bond. The aforementioned variations in boron-boron bond length and strength become more pronounced as the Lewis basicity of the ligands L increases.
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- Lucas de Azevedo Santos
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, AIMMS, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departamento de Química, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Unversidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N Col. Noria Alta, Guanajuato, C.P. 36050, Gto., Mexico
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, C/ Maria Aurèlia Capmany, 69, 17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Unversidad de Guanajuato, Noria Alta S/N Col. Noria Alta, Guanajuato, C.P. 36050, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, AIMMS, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, C/ Maria Aurèlia Capmany, 69, 17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Guo Y, Lian X, Zhang H, Zhang X, Chen J, Chen C, Lan X, Shao Y. Systematic Assessment of the Catalytic Reactivity of Frustrated Lewis Pairs in C-H Bond Activation. Molecules 2023; 29:24. [PMID: 38202607 PMCID: PMC10780200 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29010024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Unreactive C-H bond activation is a new horizon for frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) chemistry. This study provides a systematic assessment of the catalytic reactivity of recently reported intra-molecular FLPs on the activation of typical inert C-H bonds, including 1-methylpyrrole, methane, benzyl, propylene, and benzene, in terms of density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The reactivity of FLPs is evaluated according to the calculated reaction thermodynamic and energy barriers of C-H bond activation processes in the framework of concerted C-H activation mechanisms. As for 1-methylpyrrole, 14 types of N-B-based and 15 types of P-B-based FLPs are proposed to be active. Although none of the evaluated FLPs are able to catalyze the C-H activation of methane, benzyl, or propylene, four types of N-B-based FLPs are suggested to be capable of catalyzing the activation of benzene. Moreover, the influence of the strength of Lewis acid (LA) and Lewis base (LB), and the differences between the influences of LA and LB on the catalytic reactivity of FLPs, are also discussed briefly. This systematic assessment of the catalytic activity of FLPs should provide valuable guidelines to aid the development of efficient FLP-based metal-free catalysts for C-H bond activation.
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- Yongjie Guo
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Xiangnan Rare-Precious Metals Compounds Research and Application, School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou 423000, China; (Y.G.); (H.Z.); (J.C.); (C.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Electronic Functional Materials and Devices of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, China; (X.L.); (X.Z.)
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Xiangnan Rare-Precious Metals Compounds Research and Application, School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou 423000, China; (Y.G.); (H.Z.); (J.C.); (C.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Electronic Functional Materials and Devices of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, China; (X.L.); (X.Z.)
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Xiangnan Rare-Precious Metals Compounds Research and Application, School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou 423000, China; (Y.G.); (H.Z.); (J.C.); (C.C.)
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Xiangnan Rare-Precious Metals Compounds Research and Application, School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou 423000, China; (Y.G.); (H.Z.); (J.C.); (C.C.)
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Xiangnan Rare-Precious Metals Compounds Research and Application, School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou 423000, China; (Y.G.); (H.Z.); (J.C.); (C.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Electronic Functional Materials and Devices of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, China; (X.L.); (X.Z.)
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Barrales-Martínez C, Durán R, Jaque P. New insights into H 2 activation by intramolecular frustrated Lewis pairs based on aminoboranes: the local electrophilicity index of boron as a suitable indicator to tune the reversibility of the process. Chem Sci 2023; 14:11798-11808. [PMID: 37920343 PMCID: PMC10619628 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03992g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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A large set of intramolecular aminoborane-based FLPs was studied employing density functional theory in the H2 activation process to analyze how the acidity and basicity of boron and nitrogen atoms, respectively, affect the reversibility of the process. Three different linkers were employed, keeping the C-C nature in the connection between both Lewis centers: -CH2-CH2-, -CH[double bond, length as m-dash]CH-, and -C6H4-. The results show that significant differences in the Gibbs free energy of the process are found by considering all the combinations of substituents. Of the 75 systems studied, only 9 showed the ability to carry out the process reversibly (ΔGH2 in the range of -3.5 to 2.0 kcal mol-1), where combinations of alkyl/aryl or aryl/alkyl in boron/nitrogen generate systems capable of reaching reversibility. If the alkyl/alkyl or aryl/aryl combination is employed, highly exergonic (non-reversible H2 activation) and endergonic (unfeasible H2 activation) reactions are found, respectively. No appreciable differences in the linker were found, allowing us to continue the analysis with the most entropically favorable linker, the -C6H4- linker. From this, 25 different FLP systems of type 2-[bis(X)boryl]-(Y)aniline (X: H, CF3, C6F5, PFtB, FMes and Y: H, CH3, t-but, Ph, Mes) can be formed. By analyzing the electronic properties of each system, we have found that the condensed-to-boron electrophilicity index ωB+ is inversely related to the ΔGH2. Interestingly, two relationships were found; the first is for alkyl groups (Y: CH3 and t-but) and the second for aryl groups (Y: H, Ph, and Mes), which is intimately related to the proton affinity of each aniline. In addition, it is quite interesting when the frustration degree, given by B⋯N distance dB-N, is brought together with ωB+, since the quotient has unit energy/length corresponding to unit force; concomitantly, a measure of the FLP strength in H-H bond activation can be defined. With this finding, a rational design of this kind of FLP can be performed by analyzing the acidity of boron through condensed-to-boron electrophilicity and knowing the nature of the substituent of nitrogen according to whether the Y is alkyl or aryl, optimizing the H2 reversible activation in a rational way, which is crucial to improve the catalytic performance.
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- César Barrales-Martínez
- Instituto de Investigación Interdisciplinaria (I3), Vicerrectoría Académica and Centro de Bioinformática, Simulación y Modelado (CBSM), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Talca Campus Lircay Talca 3460000 Chile
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- Instituto de Investigación Interdisciplinaria (I3), Vicerrectoría Académica and Centro de Bioinformática, Simulación y Modelado (CBSM), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Talca Campus Lircay Talca 3460000 Chile
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile Sergio Livingstone 1007, Independencia Santiago Chile
- Centro de Modelamiento Molecular, Biofísica y Bioinformática, CM2B2, Universidad de Chile Sergio Livingstone 1007, Independencia Santiago Chile
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Ju M, Lu Z, Novaes LFT, Alvarado JIM, Lin S. Frustrated Radical Pairs in Organic Synthesis. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:19478-19489. [PMID: 37656899 PMCID: PMC10625356 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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Frustrated radical pairs (FRPs) describe the phenomenon that two distinct radicals─which would otherwise annihilate each other to form a closed-shell covalent adduct─can coexist in solution, owing to steric repulsion or weak bonding association. FRPs are typically formed via spontaneous single-electron transfer between two sterically encumbered precursors─an oxidant and a reductant─under ambient conditions. The two components of a FRP exhibit orthogonal chemical properties and can often act in cooperativity to achieve interesting radical reactivities. Initially observed in the study of traditional frustrated Lewis pairs, FRPs have recently been shown to be capable of homolytically activating various chemical bonds. In this Perspective, we will discuss the discovery of FRPs, their fundamental reactivity in chemical bond activation, and recent developments of their use in synthetic organic chemistry, including in C-H bond functionalization. We anticipate that FRPs will provide new reaction strategies for solving challenging problems in modern organic synthesis.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Ghara M, Mondal H, Pal R, Chattaraj PK. Frustrated Lewis Pairs: Bonding, Reactivity, and Applications. J Phys Chem A 2023. [PMID: 37216335 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c02141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The outstanding capability of Frustrated Lewis Pair (FLP) catalysts to activate small molecules has gained significant attention in recent times. Reactivity of FLP is further extended toward the hydrogenation of various unsaturated species. Over the past decade, this unique catalysis concept has been successfully expanded to heterogeneous catalysis as well. The present review article gives a brief survey on several studies on this field. A thorough discussion on quantum chemical studies concerning the activation of H2 is provided. The role of aromaticity and boron-ligand cooperation on the reactivity of FLP is discussed in the Review. How FLP can activate other small molecules by cooperative action of its Lewis centers is also discussed. Further, the discussion is shifted to the hydrogenation of various unsaturated species and the mechanism regarding this process. It also discusses the latest theoretical advancements in the application of FLP in heterogeneous catalysis across various domains, such as two-dimensional materials, functionalized surfaces, and metal oxides. A deeper understanding of the catalytic process may assist in devising new heterogeneous FLP catalysts through experimental design.
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- Manas Ghara
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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Paradies J. Structure-Reactivity Relationships in Borane-Based FLP-Catalyzed Hydrogenations, Dehydrogenations, and Cycloisomerizations. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:821-834. [PMID: 36913645 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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ConspectusThe activation of molecular hydrogen by main-group element catalysts is an extremely important approach to metal-free hydrogenations. These so-called frustrated Lewis pairs advanced within a short period of time to become an alternative to transition metal catalysis. However, deep understanding of the structure-reactivity relationship is far less developed compared to that of transition metal complexes, although it is paramount for advancing frustrated Lewis pair chemistry.In this Account, we provide detailed insight into how Lewis acidity and Lewis basicity correlate to reactivity. The reactivity of frustrated Lewis pairs will be systematically discussed in context with selected reactions. The influence of major electronic modifications of the Lewis pairs is correlated with the ability to activate molecular hydrogen, to channel reaction kinetics and reaction pathways, or to achieve C(sp3)-H activations.First, we will describe how we entered this emerging field of research after quickly realizing that information was lacking on how the reactivity changes with modification of the frustrated Lewis pair. This led us to the development of a qualitative and quantitative structure-reactivity relationship in metal-free imine hydrogenations. The imine hydrogenation was utilized as the model reaction to experimentally determine the activation parameters of the FLP-mediated hydrogen activation for the first time. This kinetic study revealed autoinduced catalytic profiles when Lewis acids weaker than tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane were applied, opening up to study the Lewis base dependency within one system. With this knowledge of the interplay between Lewis acid strength and Lewis basicity, we developed methods for the hydrogenation of densely functionalized nitroolefins, acrylates, and malonates. Here, the reduced Lewis acidity needed to be counterbalanced by a suitable Lewis base to ensure efficient hydrogen activation. The opposite measure was necessary for the hydrogenation of unactivated olefins. For these, comparably less electron-releasing phosphanes were required to generate strong Brønsted acids by hydrogen activation. These systems displayed highly reversible hydrogen activation even at temperatures as low as -60 °C. A systematic study of these systems enabled the development of acceptorless dehydrocouplings of amines with silanes and dehydrogenations of aza-heterocycles by C(sp3)-H activations. Furthermore, the C(sp3)-H and π-activation was utilized to achieve cycloisomerizations by carbon-carbon and carbon-nitrogen bond formations. Lastly, new frustrated Lewis pair systems featuring weak Lewis bases as active components in the hydrogen activation were developed for the reductive deoxygenation of phosphane oxides and carboxylic acid amides.
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- Jan Paradies
- Chemistry Department, Paderborn University, Warburger Strasse 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany
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Dagnaw WM, Mohammed AM. Computational Design of Frustrated Lewis Pairs as a Strategy for Catalytic Hydrogen Activation and Hydrogenation Catalyst. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:8488-8496. [PMID: 36910957 PMCID: PMC9996624 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Catalytic hydrogenation is one of the most important reaction types commonly used in chemistry and chemical industry. Recently, there has been significant interest in developing a metal-free hydrogenation catalyst to avoid the problems caused by using heavy transition metal catalysts. On the basis of the advances of metal-free hydrogen activation with frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs, e.g. tBu3P/B(C6F5)3) which often uses boron as a Lewis acid center, we computationally explored the prospect for phosphorus(V) and sulfur(VI) as Lewis acid centers to construct FLPs for hydrogen activation and hydrogenation. We found out that the proposed FLPs with P(V)- or S(VI)-centered Lewis acid can also activate H2 with a mechanism similar to that used by the conventional FLPs. A heterolytic cleavage of H-H is achieved when electrons are donated simultaneously from the σ orbital of H2 to the empty orbital of the Lewis acid center and from the lone-pair orbital of the Lewis base center to the σ* orbital of H2. The multiple C-H···F hydrogen bonds further aid the association of the pairs for H2 activation. Some of our designed FLPs possess kinetics and thermodynamics for developing hydrogenation catalysts. This computational exploration could inspire experimental development of a new type of FLPs with P(V) or S(VI) or a Lewis acid partner for FLPs for reversible H2 activation.
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- Wasihun Menberu Dagnaw
- Department
of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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A Computational Mechanistic Study of the Cleavage of Sulfur-Sulfur Bond by Frustrated Lewis Pairs. Tetrahedron Lett 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2023.154411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Triphenylborane in Metal-Free Catalysis. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031340. [PMID: 36771006 PMCID: PMC9920172 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The development and application of new organoboron reagents as Lewis acids in synthesis and metal-free catalysis have dramatically expanded over the past 20 years. In this context, we will show the recent uses of the simple and relatively weak Lewis acid BPh3-discovered 100 years ago-as a metal-free catalyst for various organic transformations. The first part will highlight catalytic applications in polymer synthesis such as the copolymerization of epoxides with CO2, isocyanate, and organic anhydrides to various polycarbonate copolymers and controlled diblock copolymers as well as alternating polyurethanes. This is followed by a discussion of BPh3 as a Lewis acid component in the frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) mediated cleavage of hydrogen and hydrogenation catalysis. In addition, BPh3-catalyzed reductive N-methylations and C-methylations with CO2 and silane to value-added organic products will be covered as well along with BPh3-catalyzed cycloadditions and insertion reactions. Collectively, this mini-review showcases the underexplored potential of commercially available BPh3 in metal-free catalysis.
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Zhang Y, Chen S, Al-Enizi AM, Nafady A, Tang Z, Ma S. Chiral Frustrated Lewis Pair@Metal-Organic Framework as a New Platform for Heterogeneous Asymmetric Hydrogenation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202213399. [PMID: 36347776 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Asymmetric hydrogenation, a seminal strategy for the synthesis of chiral molecules, remains largely unmet in terms of activation by non-metal sites of heterogeneous catalysts. Herein, as demonstrated by combined computational and experimental studies, we present a general strategy for integrating rationally designed molecular chiral frustrated Lewis pair (CFLP) with porous metal-organic framework (MOF) to construct the catalyst CFLP@MOF that can efficiently promote the asymmetric hydrogenation in a heterogeneous manner, which for the first time extends the concept of chiral frustrated Lewis pair from homogeneous system to heterogeneous catalysis. Significantly, the developed CFLP@MOF, inherits the merits of both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts, with high activity/enantio-selectivity and excellent recyclability/regenerability. Our work not only advances CFLP@MOF as a new platform for heterogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation, but also opens a new avenue for the design and preparation of advanced catalysts for asymmetric catalysis.
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- Yin Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1508 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX 76201, USA
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, No. 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, No.11 ZhongGuanCun BeiYiTiao, 100190, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1508 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX 76201, USA
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Makoś MZ, Gurunathan PK, Raugei S, Kowalski K, Glezakou VA, Rousseau R. Modeling Absolute Redox Potentials of Ferrocene in the Condensed Phase. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:10005-10010. [PMID: 36264148 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Absolute thermodynamic quantities for critical chemical reactions are needed to determine the role of solvents and reactive environments in catalysis and electrocatalysis. Theoretical methods can provide such quantification but are often hindered by the innate complexity of electron correlation and dynamic relaxation of solvent environments. We present and validate a protocol for calculating the redox potentials of the ferrocene/ferrocenium redox pair in acetonitrile. Equation-of-motion and effective fragment potential (EFP) methods are used to characterize the adiabatic and vertical ionization potentials as well as the electron affinity processes. We benchmark molecular mechanics against the EFP model to show the differences in the ferrocene electronic polarizability in two redox states. Our best estimate of the redox potential (4.94 eV) agrees well with the experimental value (4.93 eV). This demonstrates the ability of modern computational methods to predict absolute redox potentials quantitatively and to quantify the correlation of dynamic effects, which underlie their origin.
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- Małgorzata Zofia Makoś
- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Mears KL, Kutzleb MA, Stennett CR, Fettinger JC, Kaseman DC, Yu P, Vasko P, Power PP. Terpene dispersion energy donor ligands in borane complexes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:9910-9913. [PMID: 35979664 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04203g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Structural characterization of the complex [B(β-pinane)3] (1) reveals non-covalent H⋯H contacts that are consistent with the generation of London dispersion energies involving the β-pinane ligand frameworks. The homolytic fragmentations of 1, and camphane and sabinane analogues ([B(camphane)3] (2) and [B(sabinane)3] (3)) were studied computationally. Isodesmic exchange results showed that London dispersion interactions are highly dependent on the terpene's stereochemistry, with the β-pinane framework providing the greatest dispersion free energy (ΔG = -7.9 kcal mol-1) with Grimme's dispersion correction (D3BJ) employed. PMe3 was used to coordinate to [B(β-pinane)3], giving the complex [Me3P-B(β-pinane)3] (4), which displayed a dynamic coordination equilibrium in solution. The association process was found to be slightly endergonic at 302 K (ΔG = +0.29 kcal mol-1).
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- Kristian L Mears
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, PO Box 55 (A. I. Virtasen aukio 1), 00014, Finland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Becker C, Schwabedissen J, Neumann B, Stammler HG, Mitzel NW. Frustrated Lewis pair chemistry of hydride sponges. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:6547-6564. [PMID: 35319060 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00585a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An improved synthesis for 1,8-bis(dimethylboranyl)naphthalene (1, hydride sponge) was developed avoiding the use of tin(IV) reagents. The related 1,2-bis(dimethylboranyl)benzene (2) was prepared. 1 combined with 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene (3, proton sponge) is a Frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) that forms adducts [1-EHn-1][3-H] with the protic compounds EHn = H2O, NH3, H2S, PH3, H2Se, HCN. Their structures show the chelation of the deprotonated substrates, except for CN- (binds to one B atom of 1). The mechanisms of formation of [1-EHn-1][3-H] were explored by NMR spectroscopy. Similar reactions took places for the FLP system 2 + 3, but the adducts [2-EHn-1][3-H] are less stable; only the PH3 adduct was isolated and AsH3 forms a chelated adduct [2-NC(CD3)AsH2][3-H]. FLP 1 + 3 does not react with molecular hydrogen, but the formal adduct [1-H][3-H] was isolated via salt metathesis from K[1-H] and [3-H]Cl; it is stable towards water, atmospheric oxygen and up to 100 °C; its thermal decomposition proceeds without formation of H2. The stabilities of both, the mixture 1 + 3 + H2 and the formal adduct [1-H][3-H], allow concluding that hydrogen activation of FLP 1 + 3 is kinetically prevented.
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- Christian Becker
- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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Fernández I. Understanding the reactivity of frustrated Lewis pairs with the help of the activation strain model-energy decomposition analysis method. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:4931-4940. [PMID: 35322823 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00233g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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This Feature article presents recent representative applications of the combination of the Activation Strain Model of reactivity and the Energy Decomposition Analysis methods to understand the reactivity of Frustrated Lewis Pairs (FLPs). This approach has been helpful to not only gain a deeper quantitative insight into the factors controlling the cooperative action between the Lewis acid/base partners but also to rationally design highly active systems for different bond activation reactions. Issues such as the influence of the nature of the FLP antagonists or the substituents directly attached to them on the reactivity are covered herein, which are crucial for the future development of this fascinating family of compounds.
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- Israel Fernández
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain.
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Activation of Small Molecules and Hydrogenation of CO2 Catalyzed by Frustrated Lewis Pairs. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12020201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The chemistry of frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) is widely explored in the activation of small molecules, the hydrogenation of CO2, and unsaturated organic species. A survey of several experimental works on the activation of small molecules by FLPs and the related mechanistic insights into their reactivity from electronic structure theory calculation are provided in the present review, along with the catalytic hydrogenation of CO2. The mechanistic insight into H2 activation is thoroughly discussed, which may provide a guideline to design more efficient FLP for H2 activation. FLPs can activate other small molecules like, CO, NO, CO2, SO2, N2O, alkenes, alkynes, etc. by cooperative action of the Lewis centers of FLPs, as revealed by several computational analyses. The activation barrier of H2 and other small molecules by the FLP can be decreased by utilizing the aromaticity criterion in the FLP as demonstrated by the nucleus independent chemical shift (NICS) analysis. The term boron-ligand cooperation (BLC), which is analogous to the metal-ligand cooperation (MLC), is invoked to describe a distinct class of reactivity of some specific FLPs towards H2 activation.
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Possible C-F bond activation by B(C6F5)3/lutidine and Al(C6F5)3/lutidine frustrated Lewis pair: an in silico study. J CHEM SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12039-021-02010-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Su P, Li Y, Ke Z. Metal Effect Meets Volcano Plots: A DFT Study on Tris(phosphino)borane-Transition Metal Complexes Catalyzed H 2 Activation. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:3427-3436. [PMID: 34463040 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202100772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Bifunctional transition metal complexes are of particular interest in metal-ligand cooperative activation of small molecules. As a novel type of bifunctional catalyst, Lewis acid transition metal (LA-TM) complexes have attracted increasing interest in hydrogen activation and storage. To advance the catalyst design, herein the metal effect of LA-TM complexes on the hydrogen activation has been systematically studied with a series of tris(phosphino)borane (TPB) complexes with V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni as metal centers. The metal effect not only influences the mechanism of hydrogen activation, but also notably casts a volcano plot for the activity. TPB complexes of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, and Co tend to activate H2 through a stepwise mechanism, while TPB-Ni prefers a synergetic mechanism for H2 activation. More importantly, the metal effect significantly influences the activity of H2 activation and the formation of the LA-H-TM bridging hydride. The trend of changes in the LA-H-TM structures, the second-order perturbation stabilization energies, and the Laplacian bond orders, along with different metals (from V to Ni), are all interestingly constitute volcano plots for the performance of TPB-TM complexes catalyzed H2 activation. TPB-Mn and TPB-Fe are found to be the optimal catalysts among the discussed TPB-TM complexes. The volcano plots disclosed for the metal effects should be informative and instructive for homogeneous and heterogeneous LA-TM catalysts development.
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- Peifeng Su
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, PCFM Lab, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, PCFM Lab, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, PCFM Lab, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Zhang ZF, Yang MC, Su MD. Significant Insight into the Origin of Reaction Barriers Determining Dihydrogen Activation by G13-P-P (G13 = Group 13 Element) and G15-P-Ga (G15 = Group 15 Element) Frustrated Lewis Pairs. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:15253-15269. [PMID: 34570484 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The heterolytic cleavage of H2 by multiply bonded phosphorus-bridged G13-P-P-Rea (G13 = B, Al, Ga, In, and Tl) and G15-P-Ga-Rea (G15 = N, P, As, Sb, and Bi) frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) has been theoretically investigated using density functional theory calculations. For the above nine FLP-type molecules, our theoretical findings suggest that only Al-P-P-Rea, Ga-P-P-Rea, and In-P-P-Rea can undergo the energetically feasible H2 activation reaction from kinetic and thermodynamic viewpoints. Our study based on the activation strain model (ASM) reveals that gaining a better orbital overlap between G13-P-P-Rea and G15-P-Ga-Rea molecules and H2 affected the reaction barriers through the atomic radius of G13 and G15. According to our energy decomposition analysis-natural orbitals for chemical valence (EDA-NOCV) results, the bonding of these H2 activation reactions involving G13-P-P-Rea and G15-P-Ga-Rea is dominated by the donor-acceptor interaction (singlet-singlet interaction) rather than the electron-sharing interaction (triplet-triplet interaction). Moreover, our EDA-NOCV evidence reveals that the best description for the above bonding situations is the lone pair(G15) → σ*(H2) interaction rather than the empty p-π-orbital(G13) ← σ(H2) interaction. In particular, the findings in this work based on theoretically calculated geometries and the corresponding relative free energies of the stationary points combined with the results from the above sophisticated methods nicely agree with the famous Hammond postulate.
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- Zheng-Feng Zhang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 60004, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 60004, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 60004, Taiwan.,Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Sarkar P, Das S, Pati SK. Investigating Tetrel-Based Neutral Frustrated Lewis Pairs for Hydrogen Activation. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:15180-15189. [PMID: 34590831 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tetrel Lewis acids are a prospective alternative to commonly employed neutral boranes in frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) chemistry. While cationic tetrylium Lewis acids, being isolobal and iso(valence)electronic, are a natural replacement to boranes, neutral tetrel Lewis acids allude as less trivial options due to the absence of a formally empty p orbital on the acceptor atom. Recently, a series of intramolecular geminal FLPs (C2F5)3E-CH2-P(tBu)2 (E = Si, Ge, Sn) featuring neutral tetrel atoms as acceptor sites has been reported for activation of small molecules including H2. In this work, through density functional theory computations, we elucidate the general mechanistic picture of H2 activation by this family of FLPs. Our findings reveal that the acceptor atom derives the required Lewis acidity utilizing the antibonding orbitals of its adjacent bonds with the individual contributions depending on the identity of the acceptor and the donor atoms. By varying the identity of the Lewis acid and Lewis base sites and attached substituents, we unravel their interplay on the energetics of the H2 activation. We find that switching the donor site from P to N significantly affects the synchronous nature of the bond breaking/formations along the reaction pathway, and as a result, N-bearing FLPs have a more favorable H2 activation profile than those with P. Our results are quantitatively discussed in detail within the framework of the activation-strain model of reactivity along with the energy-decomposition analysis method. Finally, the reductive elimination decomposition route pertinent to the plausible extension of the H2 activation to catalytic hydrogenation by these FLPs is also examined.
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- Pallavi Sarkar
- Theoretical Sciences Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560064, India
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Ramadhan MD, Surawatanawong P. Understanding the reactivity of geminal P/B and P/Al frustrated Lewis pairs in CO 2 addition and H 2 activation. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:11307-11316. [PMID: 34342322 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01535d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Understanding CO2 addition and H2 activation by geminal P/Z (Z = B, Al) frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) is crucial for the development of transition metal-free catalysts for hydrogenation of unsaturated compounds and CO2 conversion. The distortion-interaction energy decomposition and natural bond orbital were used to gain insights into the reactivity of CO2 addition and H2 activation. Remarkably, the orbital interactions in the reactions of CO2 and H2 with geminal P/B FLPs are stronger than those in the reactions with more reactive geminal P/Al FLPs, which contain a stronger Lewis acid. The fact that geminal P/B FLPs react with a higher energy barrier than geminal P/Al FLPs is actually due to the unfavorable core repulsion contribution to the interaction energy and the higher distortion energy found for the geminal P/B FLPs. In addition, we revealed that although the interaction energy is higher for H2 activation, the distortion energy is significantly lower for CO2 addition. Thus, geminal P/Z FLPs are more reactive toward CO2 than toward H2. Overall, the reactivity and thermodynamic stability for the reactions of geminal P/Z FLPs with CO2 and H2 are not affected by the type of bridging carbon (sp3-C or sp2-C) but mainly influenced by the substituents on P and Z (B or Al). An insight into the thermodynamic stability of the H2 activation product is gained by quantifying the hydride affinity, the proton affinity, and the stability of the zwitterionic product relative to the prototypical Lewis acid-base pair, PtBu3/B(C6F5)3.
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- Muhammad Dzulfahmi Ramadhan
- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
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Mahaut D, Chardon A, Mineur L, Berionni G, Champagne B. Rational Development of a Metal-Free Bifunctional System for the C-H Activation of Methane: A Density Functional Theory Investigation. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:1958-1966. [PMID: 34309144 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The activation or heterolytic splitting of methane, a challenging substrate usually restricted to transition metals, has so far proven elusive in experimental frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) chemistry. In this article, we demonstrate, using density functional theory (DFT), that 1-aza-9-boratriptycene is a conceptually simple intramolecular FLP for the activation of methane. Systematic comparison with other FLP systems allows to gain insight into their reactivity with methane. The thermodynamics and kinetics of methane activation are interpreted by referring to the analysis of the natural charges and by employing the distortion-interaction/activation strain (DIAS) model. These showed that the nature of the Lewis base influences the selectivity over the reaction pathway, with N Lewis bases favoring the deprotonation mechanism and P bases the hydride abstraction one. The lower barrier of activation for 1-aza-9-boratriptycene and the higher products stability are due to a better interaction energy than its counterparts, itself due to electrostatic interactions with the methane moiety, favorable orbital overlaps allowed by the side-attack, and space proximity between the B and N atoms.
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- Damien Mahaut
- Department of Chemistry, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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Mondal H, Ghara M, Chattaraj PK. A computational investigation of the activation of allene (H2C = C = CHR; R = H, CH3, CN) by a frustrated phosphorous/boron Lewis pair. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Sharma G, Newman PD, Platts JA. A review of quantum chemical studies of Frustrated Lewis Pairs. J Mol Graph Model 2021; 105:107846. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2021.107846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Liu X, Li X, Yao X, Zhao W, Liu L. Effects of Ionic Liquids on the Thermodynamics of Hydrogen Activation by Frustrated Lewis Pairs: A Density Functional Theory Study*. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:968-974. [PMID: 33749087 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Nowadays, hydrogen activation by frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) and their applications are one of the emerging research topics in the field of catalysis. Previous studies have shown that the thermodynamics of this reaction is determined by electronic structures of FLPs and solvents. Herein, we investigated systems consisting of typical FLPs and ionic liquids (ILs), which are well known by their large number of types and excellent solvent effects. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to study the thermodynamics for H2 activation by both inter- and intra-molecular FLPs, as well as the individual components. The results show that the computed overall Gibbs free energies in ILs are more negative than that computed in toluene. Through the thermodynamics partitioning, we find that ILs favor the H-H cleavage elemental step over the elemental steps of proton attachment, hydride attachment and zwitterionic stabilization. Moreover, the results show that these effects are strongly dependent on the type of FLPs, where intra-molecular FLPs are more affected compared to the inter-molecular FLPs.
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- Xiaoqing Liu
- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Liu Q, Yang L, Yao C, Geng J, Wu Y, Hu X. Controlling the Lewis Acidity and Polymerizing Effectively Prevent Frustrated Lewis Pairs from Deactivation in the Hydrogenation of Terminal Alkynes. Org Lett 2021; 23:3685-3690. [PMID: 33877853 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Two strategies were reported to prevent the deactivation of Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) in the hydrogenation of terminal alkynes: reducing the Lewis acidity and polymerizing the Lewis acid. A polymeric Lewis acid (P-BPh3) with high stability was designed and synthesized. Excellent conversion (up to 99%) and selectivity can be achieved in the hydrogenation of terminal alkynes catalyzed by P-BPh3. This catalytic system works quite well for different substrates. In addition, the P-BPh3 can be easily recycled.
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- Qiang Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Manankandayalage C, Unruh DK, Krempner C. Small Molecule Activation with Intramolecular "Inverse" Frustrated Lewis Pairs. Chemistry 2021; 27:6263-6273. [PMID: 33567143 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202005143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The intramolecular "inverse" frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) of general formula 1-BR2 -2-[(Me2 N)2 C=N]-C6 H4 (3-6) [BR2 =BMes2 (3), BC12 H8 , (4), BBN (5), BBNO (6)] were synthesized and structurally characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and X-ray analysis. These novel types of pre-organized FLPs, featuring strongly basic guanidino units rigidly linked to weakly Lewis acidic boryl moieties via an ortho-phenylene linker, are capable of activating H-H, C-H, N-H, O-H, Si-H, B-H and C=O bonds. 4 and 5 deprotonated terminal alkynes and acetylene to form the zwitterionic borates 1-(RC≡C-BR2 )-2-[(Me2 N)2 C=NH]-C6 H4 (R=Ph, H) and reacted with ammonia, BnNH2 and pyrrolidine, to generate the FLP adducts 1-(R2 HN→BR2 )-2-[(Me2 N)2 C=NH]-C6 H4 , where the N-H functionality is activated by intramolecular H-bond interactions. In addition, 5 was found to rapidly add across the double bond of H2 CO, PhCHO and PhNCO to form cyclic zwitterionic guanidinium borates in excellent yields. Likewise, 5 is capable of cleaving H2 , HBPin and PhSiH3 to form various amino boranes. Collectively, the results demonstrate that these new types of intramolecular FLPs featuring weakly Lewis acidic boryl and strongly basic guanidino moieties are as potent as conventional intramolecular FLPs with strongly Lewis acidic units in activating small molecules.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Wang Y, Wei S, Duan J, Wang K. Mechanism of Silyl Enol Ethers Hydrogenation Catalysed by Frustrated Lewis Pairs: A Theoretical Study. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2021. [DOI: 10.6023/a21050236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Li W, Li CQ, Zhang X, Xia C, Leng G. Theoretical insight into dihydrogen activation with β-diketiminato ligand supported Group 13 and 14 elements: mechanism and activity difference. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj02660g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mechanisms and activity difference for dihydrogen activation with the BDI-supported Group 13 and 14 elements are comparatively studied.
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- Weiyi Li
- School of Science
- Research Center for Advanced Computation
- Xihua University
- Chengdu
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanxi Datong University
- Datong
- China
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- School of Science
- Research Center for Advanced Computation
- Xihua University
- Chengdu
- P. R. China
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- School of Science
- Research Center for Advanced Computation
- Xihua University
- Chengdu
- P. R. China
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- School of Resources and Environment
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu
- P. R. China
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Can a decrease in anti-aromaticity increase the dihydrogen activation ability of a frustrated phosphorous/borane Lewis pair?: a DFT study. Theor Chem Acc 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-020-02698-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hamza A, Sorochkina K, Kótai B, Chernichenko K, Berta D, Bolte M, Nieger M, Repo T, Pápai I. Origin of Stereoselectivity in FLP-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Imines. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Andrea Hamza
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, A. I. Virtasen aukio 1, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, A. I. Virtasen aukio 1, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, A. I. Virtasen aukio 1, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, A. I. Virtasen aukio 1, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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Ghara M, Chattaraj PK. Noble Gas Binding Ability of an Au(I) Cation Stabilized by a Frustrated Lewis Pair: A DFT Study. Front Chem 2020; 8:616. [PMID: 32850643 PMCID: PMC7396548 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The noble gas (Ng) binding ability of a monocationic [(FLP)Au]+ species has been investigated by a computational study. Here, the monocationic [(FLP)Au]+ species is formed by coordination of Au(I) cation with the phosphorous (Lewis base) and the boron (Lewis acid) centers of a frustrated Lewis pair (FLP). The bonds involving Au and P, and Au and B atoms in [(FLP)Au]+ are partially covalent in nature as revealed by Wiberg bond index (WBI) values, electron density analysis and energy decomposition analysis (EDA). The zero point energy corrected bond dissociation energy (D0), enthalpy and free energy changes are computed for the dissociation of Au-Ng bonds to assess the Ng binding ability of [(FLP)Au]+ species. The D0 ranges from 6.0 to 13.3 kcal/mol, which increases from Ar to Rn. Moreover, the dissociation of Au-Ng bonds is endothermic as well as endergonic for Ng = Kr-Rn, whereas the same for Ng = Ar is endothermic but exergonic at room temperature. The partial covalent character of the bonds between Au and Ng atoms is demonstrated by their WBI values and electron density analysis. The Ng atoms get slight positive charges of 0.11–0.23 |e|, which indicates some amount of charge transfer takes place from it. EDA demonstrates that electrostatic and orbital interactions have equal contributions to stabilize the Ng-Au bonds in the [(FLP)AuNg]+ complex.
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- Manas Ghara
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.,Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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Heshmat M, Ensing B. Optimizing the Energetics of FLP-Type H 2 Activation by Modulating the Electronic and Structural Properties of the Lewis Acids: A DFT Study. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:6399-6410. [PMID: 32666803 PMCID: PMC8279552 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c03108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The great potential of frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) as metal-free catalysts for activation of molecular hydrogen has attracted increasing interest as an alternative to transition-metal catalysts. However, the complexity of FLP systems, involving the simultaneous interaction of three molecules, impedes a detailed understanding of the activation mechanism and the individual roles of the Lewis acid (LA) and Lewis base (LB). In the present work, using density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we examine the reactivity of 75 FLPs for the H2 splitting reaction, including a series of experimentally investigated LAs combined with conventional phosphine-based (tBu3P) and oxygen-based (i.e., ethereal solvent) Lewis bases. We find that the catalytic activity of the FLP is the result of a delicate balance of the LA and LB strengths and their bulkiness. The H2 splitting reaction can be changed from endergonic to exergonic by tuning the electrophilicity of the LA. Also, a more nucleophilic LB results in a more stable ion pair product and a lower barrier for the hydrogen splitting. The bulkiness of the LB leads to an early transition state to reduce steric hindrance and lower the barrier height. The bulkiness of the fragments determines the cavity size in the FLP complex, and a large cavity allows for a larger charge separation in the ion pair configuration. A shorter proton-hydride distance in this product complex correlates with a stronger attraction between the fragments, which forms more reactive ion pairs and facilitates the proton and hydride donations in the subsequent hydrogenation process. These insights may help with rationalizing the experimentally observed reactivities of FLPs and with designing better FLP systems for hydrogenation catalysis and hydrogen storage.
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- Mojgan Heshmat
- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ghara M, Giri S, Chattaraj PK. Cycloaddition Reactions between H2C = CHR (R = H, CN, CH3) and a Cyclic P/B Frustrated Lewis Pair: A DFT Study. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:4455-4462. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Manas Ghara
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia 721657, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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Carden JL, Dasgupta A, Melen RL. Halogenated triarylboranes: synthesis, properties and applications in catalysis. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:1706-1725. [PMID: 32100762 DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00769e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Halogenated triarylboranes (BAr3) have been known for decades, however it has only been since the surge of interest in main group catalysis that their application as strong Lewis acid catalysts has been recognised. This review aims to look past the popular tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane [B(C6F5)3] to the other halogenated triarylboranes, to give a greater breadth of understanding as to how tuning the Lewis acidity of BAr3 by modifications of the aryl rings can lead to improved reactivity. In this review, a discussion on Lewis acidity determination of boranes is given, the synthesis of these boranes is discussed, and examples of how they are being used for catalysis and frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) chemistry are explained.
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- Jamie L Carden
- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, Cymru/Wales, UK.
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Cabrera-Trujillo JJ, Fernández I. Understanding the Reactivity of Neutral Geminal Group 14 Element/Phosphorus Frustrated Lewis Pairs. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:10095-10101. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b08573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jorge Juan Cabrera-Trujillo
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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Daru J, Bakó I, Stirling A, Pápai I. Mechanism of Heterolytic Hydrogen Splitting by Frustrated Lewis Pairs: Comparison of Static and Dynamic Models. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- János Daru
- Research Center for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Research Center for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Research Center for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Research Center for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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Cabrera-Trujillo JJ, Fernández I. Carbones and Heavier Ylidones (EL2) in Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry: Influence of the Nature of EL2 on Dihydrogen Activation. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:7828-7836. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Jorge Juan Cabrera-Trujillo
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain
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Li W, Li C, Lyu Y. A computational mechanistic insight into H2 activation and CO2 reduction over β-Diketiminato-ligated group 13 metal complexes. J Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2019.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Rohman SS, Kashyap C, Ullah SS, Guha AK. Designing metal-free frustrated Lewis pairs for dihydrogen activation based on a carbene–borane system. Polyhedron 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2019.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The study of main-group molecules that behave and react similarly to transition-metal (TM) complexes has attracted significant interest in recent decades. Most notably, the attractive idea of replacing the all-too-often rare and costly metals from catalysis has motivated efforts to develop main-group-element-mediated reactions. Main-group elements, however, lack the electronic flexibility of TM complexes that arises from combinations of empty and filled d orbitals and that seem ideally suited to bind and activate many substrates. In this review, we look at boron, an element that despite its nonmetal nature, low atomic weight, and relative redox staticity has achieved great milestones in terms of TM-like reactivity. We show how in interelement cooperative systems, diboron molecules, and hypovalent complexes the fifth element can acquire a truly metallomimetic character. As we discuss, this character is powerfully demonstrated by the reactivity of boron-based molecules with H2, CO, alkynes, alkenes and even with N2.
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Turnell-Ritson RC, Sapsford JS, Cooper RT, Lee SS, Földes T, Hunt PA, Pápai I, Ashley AE. Base-induced reversible H 2 addition to a single Sn(ii) centre. Chem Sci 2018; 9:8716-8722. [PMID: 30627391 PMCID: PMC6289099 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc03110j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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A range of amines catalyse the oxidative addition (OA) of H2 to [(Me3Si)2CH]2Sn (1), forming [(Me3Si)2CH]2SnH2 (2). Experimental and computational studies point to 'frustrated Lewis pair' mechanisms in which 1 acts as a Lewis acid and involve unusual late transition states; this is supported by the observation of a kinetic isotope effect for Et3N. When DBU is used the energetics of H2 activation are altered, allowing an equilibrium between 1, 2 and adduct [1·DBU] to be established, thus demonstrating reversible oxidative addition/reductive elimination (RE) of H2 at a single main group centre.
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- Department of Chemistry , Imperial College London , London , SW7 2AZ , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , Imperial College London , London , SW7 2AZ , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , Imperial College London , London , SW7 2AZ , UK .
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- Research Center for Natural Sciences , Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Magyar tudósok körútja 2 , H-1117 Budapest , Hungary .
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- Department of Chemistry , Imperial College London , London , SW7 2AZ , UK .
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- Research Center for Natural Sciences , Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Magyar tudósok körútja 2 , H-1117 Budapest , Hungary .
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- Department of Chemistry , Imperial College London , London , SW7 2AZ , UK .
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Zhao T, Hu X, Wu Y, Zhang Z. Hydrogenation of CO2
to Formate with H2
: Transition Metal Free Catalyst Based on a Lewis Pair. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 58:722-726. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201809634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Revised: 11/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Tianxiang Zhao
- Separation Engineering Research Center; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- Separation Engineering Research Center; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- Separation Engineering Research Center; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- Separation Engineering Research Center; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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Zhao T, Hu X, Wu Y, Zhang Z. Hydrogenation of CO2
to Formate with H2
: Transition Metal Free Catalyst Based on a Lewis Pair. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201809634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Tianxiang Zhao
- Separation Engineering Research Center; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- Separation Engineering Research Center; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- Separation Engineering Research Center; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- Separation Engineering Research Center; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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Tu X, Zeng N, Li R, Zhao Y, Xie D, Peng Q, Wang X. C
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‐Symmetric Bicyclic Bisborane Catalysts: Kinetic or Thermodynamic Products of a Reversible Hydroboration of Dienes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:15096-15100. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201808289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Xian‐Shuang Tu
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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Cabrera-Trujillo JJ, Fernández I. Influence of the Lewis Acid/Base Pairs on the Reactivity of Geminal E-CH2
-E′ Frustrated Lewis Pairs. Chemistry 2018; 24:17823-17831. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Jorge Juan Cabrera-Trujillo
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and; Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; 28040- Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and; Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; 28040- Madrid Spain
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Merk A, Großekappenberg H, Schmidtmann M, Luecke M, Lorent C, Driess M, Oestreich M, Klare HFT, Müller T. Einelektronenübertragungsreaktionen in frustrierten und klassischen Silyliumion/Phosphan‐Lewis‐Paaren. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201808922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Anastasia Merk
- Institut für ChemieCarl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg Carl von Ossietzky-Straße 9–11 26129 Oldenburg Deutschland
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- Institut für ChemieCarl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg Carl von Ossietzky-Straße 9–11 26129 Oldenburg Deutschland
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- Institut für ChemieCarl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg Carl von Ossietzky-Straße 9–11 26129 Oldenburg Deutschland
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Deutschland
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Deutschland
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Deutschland
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Deutschland
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Deutschland
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- Institut für ChemieCarl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg Carl von Ossietzky-Straße 9–11 26129 Oldenburg Deutschland
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Tu X, Zeng N, Li R, Zhao Y, Xie D, Peng Q, Wang X. C
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‐Symmetric Bicyclic Bisborane Catalysts: Kinetic or Thermodynamic Products of a Reversible Hydroboration of Dienes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201808289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Xian‐Shuang Tu
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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