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Ning Ma¹, Yu Zhang, Baoming Ji

¹College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, China.

Chemphyschem : a European Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry

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Structural competition was investigated between halogen bonds and lone-pair···π interactions in solution. Only iodine and some bromine bonds proved strong enough to compete with lone-pair···π interactions.

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Area of Science:

Supramolecular chemistry
Chemical physics

Background:

Non-covalent interactions play crucial roles in molecular recognition and self-assembly.
Halogen bonds and lone-pair···π interactions are important classes of non-covalent interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the structural competition between halogen bonds and lone-pair···π interactions in solution.
To determine the relative strengths of different halogen bonds (e.g., iodine, bromine) against lone-pair···π interactions.

Main Methods:

Solution-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, specifically Carbon-13 (¹³C) NMR.
Computational chemistry, employing Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations.

Main Results:

The study reveals a competition between halogen bonds and lone-pair···π interactions in solution.
Iodine bonds and certain bromine bonds were found to be sufficiently strong to outcompete lone-pair···π interactions.
Weaker halogen bonds were unable to compete effectively.

Conclusions:

The strength of halogen bonds is critical for their ability to compete with lone-pair···π interactions.
Iodine and bromine exhibit unique properties in mediating strong halogen bonds capable of outcompeting π-system interactions.