The basicities of simple organic bases–aliphatic and aromatic amines, amidines,
phosphazenes, as well as saturated and unsaturated nitrogen heterocycles–are examined …

Lewis acids play a major role in all areas of chemistry. For a long time, toxic, corrosive and
oxidizing SbF5 was considered as the strongest Lewis acid known. Lately, species …

It remains difficult to understand the surface of solid acid catalysts at the molecular level,
despite their importance for industrial catalytic applications. A sulfated zirconium-based …

Conspectus Photoredox catalysis has emerged as a powerful tool for the utilization of visible
light to drive chemical reactions between organic molecules that exhibit two rather …

The chemistry of the p-block elements is a huge playground for fundamental and applied
work. With their bonding from electron deficient to hypercoordinate and formally hypervalent …

Lipase-catalyzed esterification reactions are among the most significant chemical and
biochemical processes of industrial relevance. Lipases catalyze hydrolysis as well as …

Carbon nanotube (CNT)‐and graphene (G)‐based transparent conductive films (TCFs) are
two promising alternatives for commonly‐used indium tin oxide‐based TCFs for future …

Acids and bases are ubiquitous. Sometimes, it is essential to know the accurate strength (pK
a values) of the acids/bases to work with, but sometimes just acidity/basicity order is enough …

The possibility of obtaining frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) suitable for H2-activation based on
the Lewis acid B (Ohfip) 31 (Ohfip= OC (H)(CF3) 2) was investigated. In this context, the …

A combined spectroscopic, synthetic, and apparative study has allowed a more detailed
mechanistic rationalization of several recently reported eosin Y-catalyzed aromatic …