Conspectus Electron-deficient boron-based catalysts with metal-free but metallomimetic
characteristics provide a versatile platform for chemical transformations. However, their …

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 …

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 …

Steric and electronic effects play a very important role in chemistry, as these effects influence
the shape and reactivity of molecules. Herein, an easy-to-perform approach to assess and …

The dynamic Lewis multicore system (DLMCS) which integrates the Lewis acidic boron
center (s) and an ammonium salt in one molecule has shown good catalytic performance in …

In recent years, matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass
spectroscopy has become a routine analytical tool for the structural analysis of polymers …

Since 2016, when simple triethylborane (Et3B) was revealed as a very capable catalyst for
the copolymerization of epoxides and carbon dioxide, research effort regarding this type of …

Ring-opening polymerization (ROP) is a versatile approach to well-defined polymers.
Achieving both high efficiency and precise control remains a major challenge. We herein …

The scientific community has witnessed extensive developments and applications of
organoboron compounds as synthetic elements and metal-free catalysts for the construction …

Ring-opening polymerization (ROP) is a powerful approach to prepare well-defined
polymers. Herein, a one-component Lewis pair strategy was adopted, and two delicate …