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The concept of nonmetallic frustrated cations has been used in small molecule activation. The in situ generated ambiphilic phosphinoborinium cation activated phenyl isocyanate, diisopropylcarbodiimide, and acetonitrile under very mild conditions without any catalyst, yielding single-, double-, or mixed-activation products. Furthermore, the mechanisms of the reactions of the phosphinoborinium cation with small molecules were elucidated using density functional theory calculations.

Authors

• dr inż. Kinga Kaniewska-Laskowska link open in new tab ,
• Marcin Czapla,
• prof. dr hab. inż. Jarosław Chojnacki link open in new tab ,
• dr hab. inż. Rafał Grubba link open in new tab