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Frustrated Lewis pairs: a new strategy to small molecule activation and hydrogenation catalysis

Douglas W. Stephan

Dalton Transactions · 2009 · 568 citations · 43 references

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Abstract

The combination of Lewis acids and bases that are sterically precluded from forming Lewis acid-base adducts, termed Frustrated Lewis pairs provide a unique route to the activation of small molecules and applications in catalysis.

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