Rationalizing the reactivity of frustrated Lewis pairs: Thermodynamics of H2 activation and the role of acid-base properties

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 30, 2009, Pages 10701-10710

  Rokob, Tibor András ^a   Hamza, Andrea ^a   Pápai, Imre ^a  

^a CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID BASE; ACID-BASE PROPERTY; ACTIVE SITE; COOPERATIVITY; DATIVE BONDS; DONOR-ACCEPTOR; DONOR-ACCEPTOR PAIRS; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS; ENERGY PARTITIONING SCHEMES; HYDROGEN SPLITTING; HYDROGENATION PROCESS; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; REACTION FREE ENERGY; STABILIZING EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC FEASIBILITY;

ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL BONDS; FREE ENERGY; HYDROGEN; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ACIDS;

HYDROGEN; LEWIS ACID; LEWIS BASE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HYDROGENATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 68049110617     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja903878z     Document Type: Article

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