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Halogen⋯phenyl supramolecular interactions in the solid state: hydrogen versus halogen bonding and directionality

Tiddo J. Mooibroek*a  and  Patrick Gamez*bc 
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a School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, UK
E-mail: chtjm@bristol.ac.uk

b Departament de Química Inorgànica, QBI, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
E-mail: patrick.gamez@qi.ub.es
Web: www.bio-inorganic-chemistry-icrea-ub.com
Tel: +34 934021225

c Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig Lluìs Companys, 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

Halogen bonding is a supramolecular interaction that was first described 150 years ago and whose crystallographic description was awarded a Nobel prize in 1969. After having been overlooked for a long time, its applicability for molecular recognition processes has increasingly been recognized by the scientific community over the past decade. A comprehensive statistical analysis of the solid-state structures deposited in the Cambridge Structural Database is presented herein that clearly shows that halogen bonding to the π-system of a phenyl moiety is frequent and can be directional.

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Publication details

The article was received on 14 Nov 2012, accepted on 10 Dec 2012 and first published on 12 Dec 2012


Article type: Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C2CE26853A
Citation: CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 1802-1805
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    Halogen⋯phenyl supramolecular interactions in the solid state: hydrogen versus halogen bonding and directionality

    T. J. Mooibroek and P. Gamez, CrystEngComm, 2013, 15, 1802
    DOI: 10.1039/C2CE26853A

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