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A reflection on frustrated Lewis pairs 20 years on: the gift that keeps on giving

Melen, Rebecca L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3142-2831 and Stephan, Douglas W. 2025. A reflection on frustrated Lewis pairs 20 years on: the gift that keeps on giving. Chemical Science 16 , pp. 17987-17990. 10.1039/d5sc90195b

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Abstract

This commentary reflects on the remarkably broad impact the concept of “frustrated Lewis pairs” (FLPs) has had over the past 20 years. Since its initial articulation, this concept has found applications across the periodic table and the discipline, leading to new avenues for synthesis and catalysis, building on the 2011 publication (R. C. Neu, E. Otten, A. Lough and D. W. Stephan, Chem. Sci., 2011, 2, 170, https://doi.org/10.1039/C0SC00398K).

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Schools > Chemistry
Research Institutes & Centres > Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI)
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN: 2041-6520
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 20 October 2025
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2025 12:45
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/181761

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