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Trifluoromethylbismuth dications: pronounced parallel substrate activation, Lewis superacidity, and catalytic application

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: could be isolated and characterized, the charge being balanced by different weakly coordinating anions (L = neutral ligand). The dicationic species are highly Lewis acidic (culminating in Lewis superacidity) and show the unusual ability to strongly activate two soft Lewis bases in parallel. The strong Lewis acidity was translated into a remarkable catalytic activity in the reduction of phosphane oxides.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/d6sc04400j

Authors: Ahmed Fetoh, Heba Youssef, Hendrik Kilian, Bernhard Roling, Crispin Lichtenberg

Institutions: Mansoura University, Philipps University of Marburg

Language: English

Topic: Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds

Subfield: Inorganic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Award: G1617473859