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Electrophilic Fluorophosphonium Cations in Frustrated Lewis Pair Hydrogen Activation and Catalytic Hydrogenation of Olefins |
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| Authors: | Dr. Thorsten vom Stein Dr. Manuel Peréz Dr. Roman Dobrovetsky Dr. Daniel Winkelhaus Dr. Christopher B. Caputo Prof. Dr. Douglas W. Stephan |
| Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St, Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 (Canada) |
| Abstract: | The combination of phosphorus(V)‐based Lewis acids with diaryl amines and diaryl silylamines promotes reversible activation of dihydrogen and can be further exploited in metal‐free catalytic olefin hydrogenation. Combined experimental and density functional theory (DFT) studies suggest a frustrated Lewis pair type activation mechanism. |
| Keywords: | frustrated Lewis pairs hydrogenation Lewis acids alkenes phosphorus |