Abstract Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) are combinations of Lewis acids and Lewis bases in
solution that are deterred from strong adduct formation by steric and/or electronic factors …

Abstract Der Begriff “frustrierte Lewis‐Paare”(FLPs) bezeichnet Kombinationen von Lewis‐
Säuren und Lewis‐Basen in Lösung, die aufgrund sterischer oder elektronischer Faktoren …

A novel and practical decarboxylative alkynylation of α‐keto acids with bromoacetylenes is
catalyzed by hypervalent iodine (III) reagents when irradiation by sunlight at room …

The hydrogenation of double bonds is one of the most fundamental transformations [1] in
organic chemistry, and has numerous applications in the commodity chemical …

A series of ketones and aldehydes are reduced in toluene under H2 in the presence of 5
mol% B (C6F5) 3 and either cyclodextrin or molecular sieves affording a facile metal‐free …

The frustrated Lewis pair tBu3P/B (C6F5) 3 (1) readily adds SO2 to yield the zwitterionic
adduct tBu3P+–S (O)–OB−(C6F5) 3 (3). A series of intramolecular vicinal P/B FLPs Mes2P …

Weak Lewis acid for high nucleophilicity: Hydridoborate derived from B (2, 6‐F 2 C 6 H 3) 3
shows significant hydride character. Solid‐state and solution structure analysis revealed a …

The intramolecular cyclohexylene-bridged P/B frustrated Lewis pair [Mes2P C6H10 B
(C6F5) 2] 1b reacts rapidly with NO to give the persistent FLP-NO aminoxyl radical 2b …

The use of very electrophilic boranes RB (C6F5) 2 widens the scope of the 1, 1-
carboboration reaction substantially. Simple terminal alkynes HCCR undergo this reaction …

The chemistry of some reactive frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) is reported. This includes
intramolecular P/B and N/B FLPs, some of which were used as catalysts for the …