BIFUNCTIONAL AMINO-BORON LEWIS ACID - LEWIS BASE CATALYST

摘要

Bifunctional Lewis acid - Lewis base catalyst of Formula (I): wherein O is a C2-60 optionally heteroatom containing substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon scaffold comprising pendant or integral bifunctional groups LA and LB wherein LA is a pendant or integral boron or silicon Lewis acid group and LB is a pendant or integral phosphorus or nitrogen Lewis base group and its salts, N-fanctionalised derivatives, dimer or oligomer thereof; processes for the preparation thereof; novel compounds and novel intermediates; a composition comprising a catalyst or compound of the invention; a kit comprising one or more catalysts; the use thereof as catalysts in selective transformations, kits therefor and processes for selective transformation reactions catalysed thereby; screening methods to identify catalysts for specific transformations; and kits therefor.