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N,P‐Heterocyclic Germylene/B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 Adducts: A Lewis Pair with Multi‐reactive Sites
Author(s) -
Del Rio Natalia,
LopezReyes Morelia,
Baceiredo Antoine,
SaffonMerceron Nathalie,
Lutters Dennis,
Müller Thomas,
Kato Tsuyoshi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201610455
Subject(s) - lewis acids and bases , chemistry , adduct , hydrosilylation , frustrated lewis pair , cationic polymerization , main group element , silanes , catalysis , molecule , metal , stereochemistry , crystallography , transition metal , polymer chemistry , silane , organic chemistry
An N,P‐heterocyclic germylene/B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 Lewis adduct 2 presenting multi‐reactive sites (P/B Lewis pair, germylene, Ge=P π‐bond) is reported. In contrast to classical frustrated Lewis pairs or divalent Group 14 element species, 2 is able to activate two small molecules simultaneously. Of particular interest, 2 reacts with silanes leading to the formation of original cationic germylenes 3 , and can be used as a metal‐free catalyst for selective CO 2 ‐hydrosilylation to H 2 C(OSiEt 3 ) 2 .