@article{WeiWangYangetal.2023,
  author    = {Wei, Yuxiang and Wang, Junyi and Yang, Weiguang and Lin, Zhenyang and Ye, Qing},
  title     = {Boosting Ring Strain and Lewis Acidity of Borirane: Synthesis, Reactivity and Density Functional Theory Studies of an Uncoordinated Arylborirane Fused to o-Carborane},
  series = {Chemistry - A European Journal},
  volume    = {29},
  journal   = {Chemistry - A European Journal},
  number    = {5},
  doi       = {10.1002/chem.202203265},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-312089},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Among the parent borirane, benzoborirene and ortho-dicarbadodecaborane-fused borirane, the latter possesses the highest ring strain and the highest Lewis acidity according to our density functional theory (DFT) studies. The synthesis of this class of compounds is thus considerably challenging. The existing examples require either a strong π-donating group or an extra ligand for B-coordination, which nevertheless suppresses or completely turns off the Lewis acidity. The title compound, which possesses both features, not only allows the 1,2-insertion of P=O, C=O or C≡N to proceed under milder conditions, but also enables the heretofore unknown dearomative 1,4-insertion of Ar-(C=O)- into a B-C bond. The fusion of strained molecular systems to an o-carborane cage shows great promise for boosting both the ring strain and acidity.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RamlerFantuzziGeistetal.2021,
  author    = {Ramler, Jaqueline and Fantuzzi, Felipe and Geist, Felix and Hanft, Anna and Braunschweig, Holger and Engels, Bernd and Lichtenberg, Crispin},
  title     = {The dimethylbismuth cation: entry into dative Bi-Bi bonding and unconventional methyl exchange},
  series = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition},
  volume    = {60},
  journal   = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition},
  doi       = {10.1002/anie.202109545},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-256543},
  pages     = {24388-24394},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The dimethyl bismuth cation, [BiMe\(_2\)(SbF\(_6\))], has been isolated and characterized. Reaction with BiMe\(_3\) allows access to the first compound featuring Bi→Bi donor-acceptor bonding. In solution, dynamic behavior with methyl exchange via an unusual S\(_E\)2 mechanism is observed, underlining the unique properties of bismuth species as soft Lewis acids with the ability to undergo reversible Bi-C bond cleavage.},
  language  = {en}
}