H2 activation and hydride transfer to olefins by Al(C6F5)3-based frustrated Lewis pairs.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6 Canada.

Published: August 2012

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