Carbon (sp3) tetrel bonding mediated BODIPY supramolecular assembly via unprecedented synergy of Csp3⋯N and Csp3⋯F pair interactions

Abstract

Here, we present the first example of sp³ hybridized carbon centered (C_sp³) tetrel bonding mediated 3D BODIPY assembly via the exceptional synergy of C_sp³⋯N and C_sp³⋯F pair interactions. The carbon tetrel bond interaction energies of C_sp³⋯N and C_sp³⋯F are amplified significantly as the size of the 1D chain grows from dimer to tetramer BODIPY units.