ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Hydrogenation of frustrated Lewis pairs in solution

Abstract: It has been postulated that 'Frustrated Lewis Pairs' react after associating in an encounter complex held by dispersion forces, and that is it is this complex that interacts, and activates hydrogen, in a bi-molecular fashion. The formation of encounter complexes has been proposed by key theoretical evidence and computational studies, however experimental evidence to support their existence is very limited. In previous beam time a direct experimental observation of the encounter complex between pairs of hindered Lewis acids and bases in solution was achieved. In this work we hope to observe the heterolytic cleavage of hydrogen in solution using the system previously studied.

Principal Investigator: Professor Gosia Swadzba-Kwasny
Experimenter: Miss Lucy Brown
Local Contact: Dr Sabrina Gaertner
Experimenter: Professor John Holbrey
Experimenter: Mr Mark Gilmore

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1810468

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1810468

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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