Frustrated Lewis pair encounter complexes in an ionic liquid

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SANDALS datasets from RB1810465

Abstract: 'Frustrated Lewis Pairs' are believed to associate into an encounter complex held by dispersion forces, and that is it is this complex that interacts, and activates hydrogen, in a bi-molecular fashion. The formation of encounter complexes has been proposed by key theoretical evidence and computational studies, however experimental evidence to support their existence is very limited. In previous beam time, a direct experimental observation of the encounter complex between pairs of hindered Lewis acids and bases in a molecular solution was achieved. In this work, an ionic liquid solvent will be used to encourage the stability of the encounter complex, increasing its lifetime. In a molecular solvent, it is believed that 2 % of molecules exist as an encounter complex. greater proportion of encounter complexes would make their detection easier and modelling reveal more detail.

Public release date: 28 February 2021

Principal Investigator: Dr Gosia Swadzba-Kwasny

Experimenter: Professor John Holbrey

Experimenter: Miss Lucy Brown

Local Contact: Dr Sabrina Gaertner

Experimenter: Mr Mark Gilmore

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.90582888

Parent DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1810465

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1810465

Part Number: 1

Date of Experiment: 25 February 2018

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus

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Dr Gosia Swadzba-Kwasny et al; (2018): Frustrated Lewis pair encounter complexes in an ionic liquid, STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.90582888
Date made available2018
PublisherSTFC ISIS

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