Illuminating the multiple Lewis acidity of triaryl-boranes via atropisomeric dative adducts

• DOI: 10.1039/d4sc00925h
• Publication Date: 2024-08-26T07:41:00Z
• Authors: Benjámin Kovács; Tamás Földes; Márk Szabó; Éva Dorkó; Bianka Kótai; Gergely Laczkó; Tamás Holczbauer; Attila Domján; Imre Pápai; Tibor Soós
• Keywords: Chemistry; 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

The emergence of a peculiar molecular phenomenon, the single-centered, but multiple Lewis acidity, is uncovered among Lewis acidic boranes with appropriate steric crowding and symmetry design.