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Modulating the Lewis acidity of boron using a photoswitch
Lemieux, Vincent,Spantulescu, M. Daniel,Baldridge, Kim K.,Branda, Neil R.
, p. 5034 - 5037 (2008)
(Chemical Equation Presented). Light turns the Lewis acid on: The Lewis acidity of a boron atom integrated into a cyclic dithienylethene photoswitch is modulated by light: 1a has low Lewis acidity since the p orbital of the boron center is partially occupied by delocalized π electrons, whereas the rearrangement of the p electrons in 1b reduces the electron density at the boron center and turns the Lewis acid on .
