Issue 3, 2011

The coordination chemistry of the proton

Abstract

It is well known that an acidic hydrogen atom can form hydrogen bonds to a hydrogen bond acceptor, a Lewis base. It is considerably less known that the proton can coordinate two or more atoms conveniently in bonding modes that cannot be described as hydrogen bonding. Agostic interactions, bridging hydrides, 3-centre–2-electron bonds in boranes, bifurcated hydrogen atoms, they are all elements of the coordination chemistry of the proton and, of course, the hydrogen bond comes in more than one facette as well.

Graphical abstract: The coordination chemistry of the proton

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
11 Aug 2010
First published
22 Oct 2010

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011,40, 1235-1246

The coordination chemistry of the proton

O. Kühl, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 1235 DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00072H

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