Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Channeling the frustration: Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) consisting of ArF2BH 1 with NEt3 or DABCO can activate H2 under mild conditions. Theoretical calculations suggest two distinct reaction pathways for these two FLPs. For the “more frustrated” ArF2BH/NEt3, H2 is activated in a stepwise manner; for the “less frustrated” ArF2BH/DABCO, H2 is activated in a concerted fashion (see scheme).
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Lu et al. (2011) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: