Bis(perchlorocatecholato)silane and bidentate N,N- or N,P-heteroleptic donors form hexacoordinated complexes. Depending on the ring strain and hemilability in the adducts, Frustrated Lewis pair reactivity with aldehydes and catalytic ammonia borane...
The synthesis, stability and catalytic reactivity of borocations are described in the context of their reaction in frustrated Lewis pair-type processes.
Hydrogenation of secondary amides using phosphane oxide and frustrated Lewis pair catalysis