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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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A recyclable metal–organic framework for ammonia vapour adsorption

TL;DR: A new strategy to design metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as adsorbents for ammonia (NH3) vapour by functionalized with a sterically hindered Lewis acidic boron (B) centre, allowing efficient capture of NH3 and easy recycling of the MOF by simply heating at low temperature.
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Neutral and cationic aluminium complexes of a sterically demanding N-imidoylamidine ligand

TL;DR: The N-imidoylamidine ligand i-Pr2C6H3N(C(Me)NC 6H3i- Pr2)2 2 was prepared and single-crystal X-ray data for 2, 3, 5 and 10 are reported.
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Contrasting the Reactivity of Ethylene and Propylene with P/Al and P/B Frustrated Lewis Pairs

TL;DR: Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) derived from R3P (R = otol, Mes) and B(C6F5)3 or AlX3 (X = halide, C6F 5) add to ethylene, whereas the P/Al systems react with propylene to effect propylene dimerization via a C-H bond activation and C-C bond formation, affording an Al bound 2-methylpentene complex as mentioned in this paper.
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Phosphorus Coordination Chemistry in Catalysis: Air Stable P(III)-Dications as Lewis Acid Catalysts for the Allylation of C–F Bonds

TL;DR: In this article, a hemilabile ligand coordinated to an easily accessed P(III) center imparts air stability without sacrificing the ability to activate C-F bonds.