Lutidine/B(C6F5)3: At the boundary of classical and frustrated lewis pair reactivity

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3476-3477

  Geier, Stephen J ^a   Stephan, Douglas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEWIS ACID-BASE ADDUCTS; LUTIDINE; RING OPENING;

LEWIS ACID; LEWIS BASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HYDROGENATION; RING OPENING METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 67749116259     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja900572x     Document Type: Article

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