Cover Feature: Halogen Bonding to the π‐Systems of Polycyclic Aromatics (ChemPhysChem 18/2024)
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Replacement of the bridging hydrogen of the H-bond by a halogen atom (X) such as Br or I leads to a CX⋅⋅⋅B halogen bond. Most such halogen bonds extract electron density from a lone pair of the B nucleophile. However, the extended π-electron cloud of an aromatic system like benzene or its larger polycyclic cousins such as naphthalene, anthracene, and coronene can also act as the nucleophile in such halogen bonds, with bond strengths that rival traditional halogen and hydrogen bonds. More information can be found in the Research Article by A. Amonov and S. Scheiner (DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400482).
Source: ChemPhysChem
Authors: Akhtam Amonov, Steve Scheiner
Language: English
Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4406325673