Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2011 · 221 citations · 67 references
Natural SciencesChemistryPhysicsComputational ChemistryOrganic ChemistrySolid-state ChemistryAb Initio MethodsChemical BondingCoordination ChemistryIntermolecular InteractionsMolecular SymmetryReaction MechanismsElectron PairingElectronic Structure AnalysisFrustrated Lewis PairsLewis Acid-base TheoryLewis StructuresNon-covalent InteractionsReactivityStructure-reactivity Relationships
Geminal frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) are expected to exhibit increased reactivity when the donor and acceptor sites are perfectly aligned. This is shown for reactions of the nonfluorinated FLP tBu(2)PCH(2)BPh(2) with H(2), CO(2), and isocyanates and supported computationally.
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Yan Zhao, Donald G. Truhlar · Theoretical Chemistry Accounts · 2007 · 30K citations · Full text
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