Nature Chemistry

A frustrated-Lewis-pair approach to catalytic reduction of alkynes to cis-alkenes

K Chernichenko, Á Madarász, I Pápai, M Nieger…

Index: Chernichenko, Konstantin; Madarasz, Adam; Papai, Imre; Nieger, Martin; Leskelae, Markku; Repo, Timo Nature Chemistry, 2013 , vol. 5, # 8 p. 718 - 723

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Abstract

Frustrated Lewis pairs are compounds containing both Lewis acidic and Lewis basic moieties, where the formation of an adduct is prevented by steric hindrance. They are therefore highly reactive, and have been shown to be capable of heterolysis of molecular hydrogen, a property that has led to their use in hydrogenation reactions of polarized multiple bonds. Here, we describe a general approach to the hydrogenation of alkynes to ...