Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.134, No.1, 201-204, 2012
Preorganized Frustrated Lewis Pairs
Geminal frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) are expected to exhibit increased reactivity when the donor and acceptor sites are perfectly aligned. This is shown for reactions of the nonfluorinated FLP tBu(2)PCH(2)BPh(2) with H-2, CO2, and isocyanates and supported computationally.