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Douglas W. Stephan
Researcher at University of Toronto
Publications - 685
Citations - 38701
Douglas W. Stephan is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Frustrated Lewis pair & Lewis acids and bases. The author has an hindex of 89, co-authored 663 publications receiving 34060 citations. Previous affiliations of Douglas W. Stephan include Northern Illinois University & King Abdulaziz University.
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Frustrated Lewis pairs: metal-free hydrogen activation and more.
Douglas W. Stephan,Gerhard Erker +1 more
TL;DR: Sterically encumbered Lewis acid and Lewis base combinations do not undergo the ubiquitous neutralization reaction to form "classical" Lewis acid/Lewis base adducts, but both the unquenched Lewis acidity and basicity of such sterically "frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs)" is available to carry out unusual reactions.
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Reversible, Metal-Free Hydrogen Activation
TL;DR: The compound (C6H2Me3)2PH(C 6F4)BH(C6F5)2 (Me, methyl), which is derived through an unusual reaction involving dimesitylphosphine substitution at a para carbon of tris(pentafluorophenyl) borane, cleanly loses H2 at temperatures above 100°C.
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Frustrated Lewis pair chemistry: development and perspectives.
Douglas W. Stephan,Gerhard Erker +1 more
TL;DR: The current state of this young but rapidly expanding field is outlined in this Review and the future directions for its broadening sphere of impact are considered.
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Frustrated Lewis Pairs
TL;DR: The articulation of the notion of "frustrated Lewis pairs" (FLPs), which emerged from the discovery that H2 can be reversibly activated by combinations of sterically encumbered Lewis acids and bases, has prompted a great deal of recent activity in development of FLP catalysts for the hydrogenation of a range of organic substrates.
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Frustrated Lewis pairs: from concept to catalysis.
TL;DR: The most dramatic finding from FLP chemistry was the discovery that FLPs can activate H2, thus countering the long-existing dogma that metals are required for such activation, and the development of new metal-free catalytic processes are described.