Boron-Based Lewis Acid Catalysis: Challenges and Perspectives

In the last two decades, boron-based catalysis has been gaining increasing traction in the field of organic synthesis. The use of halogenated triarylboranes as main group Lewis acid catalysts is an attractive strategy. It has been applied in a growing number of transformations over the years, where...

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Published in:Catalysts 2022-01, Vol.12 (1), p.5
Main Authors: Nori, Valeria, Pesciaioli, Fabio, Sinibaldi, Arianna, Giorgianni, Giuliana, Carlone, Armando
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Boranes
Boron
Catalysis
Catalysts
Chemical reactions
Chemical synthesis
Chemistry
Lewis acid
Reagents
tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane
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Summary:In the last two decades, boron-based catalysis has been gaining increasing traction in the field of organic synthesis. The use of halogenated triarylboranes as main group Lewis acid catalysts is an attractive strategy. It has been applied in a growing number of transformations over the years, where they may perform comparably or even better than the gold standard catalysts. This review discusses methods of borane synthesis and cutting-edge boron-based Lewis acid catalysis, focusing especially on tris(pentafluorophenyl)-borane [B(C6F5)3], and other halogenated triarylboranes, highlighting how boron Lewis acids employed as catalysts can unlock a plethora of unprecedented chemical transformations or improve the efficiency of existing reactions.
ISSN:2073-4344
2073-4344
DOI:10.3390/catal12010005