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Simple Access to the Non‐Oxidizing Lewis Superacid PhF→Al(OR F ) 3 (R F =C(CF 3 ) 3 )
Author(s) -
Müller Lutz O.,
Himmel Daniel,
Stauffer Julia,
Steinfeld Gunther,
Slattery John,
SantisoQuiñones Gustavo,
Brecht Volker,
Krossing Ingo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200800783
Subject(s) - lewis acids and bases , superacid , oxidizing agent , chemistry , lewis number , catalysis , organic chemistry , combustion
Lewis superacidity? In analogy to Brønsted superacids, Lewis superacids can be defined as Lewis acids that are stronger than the strongest conventional and commercially employed Lewis acid SbF 5 . The fluorobenzene complex PhF→Al(OR F ) 3 (R F =C(CF 3 ) 3 ) qualifies as an easily accessible, non‐oxidizing and stable Lewis acid that conforms with our Lewis superacidity criterion.