The history of silyl cations has all the makings of a drama but with a happy ending. Being
considered reactive intermediates impossible to isolate in the condensed phase for …

The development of new or more sustainable, active, efficient, controlled, and selective
polymerization reactions or processes continues to be crucial for the synthesis of important …

The articulation of the notion of “frustrated Lewis pairs”(FLPs), which emerged from the
discovery that H2 can be reversibly activated by combinations of sterically encumbered …

The bond activation chemistry of B (C6F5) 3 and related electron-deficient boranes is
currently experiencing a renaissance due to the fascinating development of frustrated Lewis …

Sterically encumbered Lewis acid and Lewis base combinations do not undergo the
ubiquitous neutralization reaction to form “classical” Lewis acid/Lewis base adducts. Rather …

As an effective approach toward sustainability and global carbon balance, the reductive
conversion of CO2 into value-added chemicals is of considerable significance. Here, by …

Chiral catalysts play a crucial role in the realm of asymmetric catalysis. Since their
breakthrough discovery in 2006, chiral frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) have risen as a novel …

Perfluorarylborane Lewis acids catalyse the addition of silicon–hydrogen bonds across C=
C, C= N and C= O double bonds. This 'metal-free'hydrosilylation has been proposed to …

Part of the renaissance in main group chemistry has been a result of the focus on reactivity.
This has led to the development of applications in stoichiometric reactivity and catalysis. In …

The significant benefits of fluorinated compounds have inspired the development of diverse
techniques for the activation and subsequent (de) functionalization of rather inert C–F …