π‐Acids catalysts: Some NHC‐Zn+, NHC‐Al+, as well as other zinc and aluminium cations derived from simple halide salts have been tested as π‐acids in various reactions. Some of these species proved to be excellent catalysts, competing with noble metal complexes.
J. Tian, Y. Chen, M. Vayer, A. Djurovic, R. Guillot, R. Guermazi, S. Dagorne, C. Bour, V. Gandon
Exploring the Limits of π‐Acid Catalysis Using Strongly Electrophilic Main Group Metal Complexes: The Case of Zinc and Aluminium
Chem. Eur. J. 26 (2020) 12831–12838 – DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202001376.
Samuel Dagorne , équipe SRCO, Institut de Chimie (UMR 7177).