Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications

摘要

Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs)-reactive systems composed of sterically hindered Lewis acids and bases-have emerged as a metal-free alternative approach to organometallic hydrogenation catalysis due to their extraordinary H_2 activation capabilities. Asymmetric FLP catalysts are especially interesting, as they can be used to prepare chiral amines and alcohols, among other useful chiral building blocks.