A unified survey of Si–H and H–H bond activation catalysed by electron-deficient boranes

M Oestreich, J Hermeke, J Mohr - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The bond activation chemistry of B (C6F5) 3 and related electron-deficient boranes is
currently experiencing a renaissance due to the fascinating development of frustrated Lewis …

Frustrated Lewis pairs: bonding, reactivity, and applications

M Ghara, H Mondal, R Pal… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The outstanding capability of Frustrated Lewis Pair (FLP) catalysts to activate small
molecules has gained significant attention in recent times. Reactivity of FLP is further …

Reactivity models of hydrogen activation by frustrated Lewis pairs: synergistic electron transfers or polarization by electric field?

TA Rokob, I Bako, A Stirling, A Hamza… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Two alternative qualitative reactivity models have recently been proposed to interpret the
facile heterolytic cleavage of H2 by frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs). Both models assume that …

Design of Lewis Pair-Functionalized Metal Organic Frameworks for CO2 Hydrogenation

J Ye, JK Johnson - ACS Catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
Efficient catalytic reduction of CO2 is critical for the large-scale utilization of this greenhouse
gas. We have used density functional electronic structure methods to design a catalyst for …

Energy decomposition scheme based on the generalized Kohn–Sham scheme

P Su, Z Jiang, Z Chen, W Wu - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2014 - ACS Publications
In this paper, a new energy decomposition analysis scheme based on the generalized Kohn–
Sham (GKS) and the localized molecular orbital energy decomposition analysis (LMO-EDA) …

Outer sphere hydrogenation catalysis

O Eisenstein, RH Crabtree - New Journal of Chemistry, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In the title catalysts, the substrate, typically a ketone, imine or N-heterocycle, remains in the
outer sphere (OS). The catalyst transfers hydride and a proton to the unbound substrate …

Experimental and computational aspects of molecular frustrated Lewis pairs for CO 2 hydrogenation: en route for heterogeneous systems?

RK Riddhi, F Penas-Hidalgo, H Chen… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalysis plays a crucial role in advancing sustainability. The unique reactivity of frustrated
Lewis pairs (FLPs) is driving an ever-growing interest in the transition metal-free …

Screening Lewis Pair Moieties for Catalytic Hydrogenation of CO2 in Functionalized UiO-66

J Ye, JK Johnson - ACS Catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
The capture and reuse of CO2 as a liquid fuel could reduce the overall anthropogenic
carbon footprint but requires a catalytic pathway for CO2 hydrogenation under mild …

Silylium ion/phosphane Lewis pairs

M Reißmann, A Schäfer, S Jung, T Müller - Organometallics, 2013 - ACS Publications
The reactivity of a series of silylium ion/phosphane Lewis pairs was studied. Triarylsilylium
borates 4 [B (C6F5) 4] form frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) of moderate stability with sterically …

General H2 Activation Modes for Lewis Acid–Transition Metal Bifunctional Catalysts

Y Li, C Hou, J Jiang, Z Zhang, C Zhao, AJ Page… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A general mechanism for H2 activation by Lewis acid–transition metal (LA-TM) bifunctional
catalysts has been presented via density functional theory (DFT) studies on a representative …