The study of the complexation of anions, from its beginnings in the late 1960s and 1970s,(1-
3) has moved on from being an area solely of academic interest to a fundamental pillar of …

Lewis acids play a major role in all areas of chemistry. For a long time, toxic, corrosive and
oxidizing SbF5 was considered as the strongest Lewis acid known. Lately, species …

Fluoride is often added to drinking water and toothpaste because of its beneficial effects in
dental health. It is also administered in the treatment of osteoporosis. 1 While the beneficial …

One of the most exciting developments in the areas of catalysis, organometallic chemistry,
and polymer science in recent years has been the intense exploration and …

The synthesis of tris (ortho‐carboranyl) borane (BoCb3), a single site neutral Lewis
superacid, in one pot from commercially available materials is achieved. The high fluoride …

Is there anything resembling a truly noncoordinating anion? Would it not be great to be able
to prepare any crazy, beautiful, or simply useful cationic species that one has in mind, or has …

The strong organoborane Lewis acid B (C6F5) 3 catalyzes the hydrosilation (using R3SiH)
of aromatic and aliphatic carbonyl functions at convenient rates with loadings of 1− 4%. For …

Because of the ubiquity of fluoride ions and their potential toxicity at high doses, researchers
would like to design receptors that selectively detect this anion. Fluoride is found in drinking …

The boron-containing π-conjugated systems, including tri (9-anthryl) borane (1) and tris [(10-
dimesitylboryl)-9-anthryl] borane (2), have been investigated as a new type of fluoride …

Gibt es so etwas wie ein wirklich nichtkoordinierendes Anion? Wäre es nicht großartig, jede
verrückte, schöne oder einfach nur nützliche kationische Spezies herstellen zu können, sei …