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Examining the reactivity of tris( ortho -carboranyl)borane with Lewis bases and application in frustrated Lewis pair Si–H bond cleavage

Kanika Vashisth, Sanjay Dutta, Manjur O. Akram, Caleb D. Martin

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Reactions of tris( ortho -carboranyl)borane with Lewis bases reveals only small bases bind. The tremendous bulk and Lewis acidity is leveraged in frustrated Lewis pair Si–H cleavage with a wider range of Lewis bases and greater efficacy than B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 .

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Key concepts: Frustrated Lewis pair, Borane, Lewis acids and bases, Chemistry, Cleavage (geology), Tris, Boranes, Reactivity (psychology)