Direct observation of a borane-silane complex involved in frustrated Lewis-pair-mediated hydrosilylations

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Houghton, Adrian Y ^a   Hurmalainen, Juha ^b   Mansikkamäki, Akseli ^b   Piers, Warren E ^a   Tuononen, Heikki M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

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EID: 85006345715     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/NCHEM.2063     Document Type: Article

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