Interaction of formaldehyde with a water-tolerant frustrated Lewis pair

Ghazi Ghattas; Claudia Bizzarri; Markus Hölscher; Jens Langanke; Christoph Gürtler; Walter Leitner; Muhammad Afzal Subhani

doi:10.1039/c6cc08044h

Interaction of formaldehyde with a water-tolerant frustrated Lewis pair

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Mar 14;53(22):3205-3208. doi: 10.1039/c6cc08044h.

Authors

Ghazi Ghattas¹, Claudia Bizzarri¹, Markus Hölscher², Jens Langanke³, Christoph Gürtler³, Walter Leitner², Muhammad Afzal Subhani¹

Affiliations

¹ CAT Catalytic Center RWTH-Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany. afzal.subhani@catalyticcenter.rwth-aachen.de.
² ITMC, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
³ COVESTRO Deutschland AG, Building B103, 51368 Leverkusen, Germany.

PMID: 28251194
DOI: 10.1039/c6cc08044h

Abstract

A facile complexation of formaldehyde with the water-tolerant frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) B(C₆F₅)₃/PtBu₃ and its Al-analog under ambient conditions is reported. Unprecedented formaldehyde adducts 1, 2 and 4 have been identified and crystallographically characterized.