Trioxatriangulenium (TOTA+) as a robust carbon-based Lewis acid in frustrated Lewis pair chemistry
Open Access
- 8 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Science
- Vol. 12 (13), 4841-4849
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sc05893a
Abstract
Frustration at carbon! Herein, we present a frustrated Lewis pair system derived from a water stable carbon-based Lewis acid, trioxatriangulene (TOTA+), and a variety of Lewis bases, which successfully promotes bond cleavage and molecule fixation.Other Versions
Funding Information
- University of Arizona
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