CRC 858 A01 - Cooperative Reactions of "Non-quenching" Lewis-Acid/-Base-Pairs with unsaturated Substrates (SFB 858)

Basic data for this project

Type of projectSubproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration at the University of Münster01/01/2010 - 31/12/2017 | 2nd Funding period

Description

In a pair of compounds consisting of Lewis acids and Lewis bases this pair is prevented from neutralizing itself if both the subunits exhibit sufficient sterically hindrance. In those cases they exhibit the chemical properties of both components as reactive partners. Such "frustrated" Lewis Pairs (FLPs) react under 1,2-addition at organic π-systems. This type of activation mediated by frustrated Lewis pairs is a prototypical example of a cooperative interaction within a three-species-system. Within project A1 new "frustrated" Lewis pairs shall be developed derived from phosphorous/boron, nitrogen/boron and carbon/boron. We then want to investigate these systems in addition reactions with olefins, alkynes, ketones, aldehydes and similar substrates and analyze the mode of action of these transformations. Furthermore, we'd like to utilize these reactions for the modification of catalysts and polymerization reactions.

KeywordsLewis acids; Lewis bases; reactive partners; Cooperative Reactions; unsaturated substrates; polymerization reactions; catalysts; olefins; alkynes; ketones; aldehydes
Website of the projecthttp://www.uni-muenster.de/SFB858/
Funding identifierINST 211/503-1:1
Funder / funding scheme
  • DFG - Collaborative Research Centre (SFB)

Project management at the University of Münster

Erker, Gerhard
Professur für Organische Chemie (Prof. Erker)

Applicants from the University of Münster

Erker, Gerhard
Professur für Organische Chemie (Prof. Erker)

Research associates from the University of Münster

Kehr, Gerald
Professur für Organische Chemie (Prof. Erker)
Tebben, Ludger
Professur für Organische Chemie (Prof. Studer)