Issue 20, 2017

The role of halogen interactions in the crystal structure of biscyclopentadienyl dihalides

Abstract

The purpose of this survey is to examine the crystal packing of bent metallocenes, namely, group IV, V and VI biscyclopentadienyl dihalides and dihydrides, first synthesized in the late 1950s. This analysis is based on the present knowledge on new types of intermolecular contacts such as halogen and C–H⋯π interactions as well as dihydrogen bonds. Results are also supported by ab initio calculations that provide information on electrostatic charge distributions, in particular the effect of two V-shaped metal–halogen bonds on the molecular electron density distribution. Type I halogen interactions do not appear to be affected by this feature, specifically the geometric parameters and variation of atom polarizability, but the resultant electronic density distribution precludes the presence of Type II halogen bonds. Special attention is given to the competition among hydrogen and halogen interactions, in particular its influence on the nature and geometric orientations of the different supramolecular motifs and, ultimately, on the space groups observed for each crystal.

Graphical abstract: The role of halogen interactions in the crystal structure of biscyclopentadienyl dihalides

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Feb 2017
Accepted
20 Apr 2017
First published
20 Apr 2017

CrystEngComm, 2017,19, 2802-2812

The role of halogen interactions in the crystal structure of biscyclopentadienyl dihalides

J. L. Ferreira da Silva, K. Shimizu and M. Teresa Duarte, CrystEngComm, 2017, 19, 2802 DOI: 10.1039/C7CE00362E

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