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Patrick Pale¹, Victor Mamane¹

¹UMR 7177, LASYROC, CNRS and Strasbourg University, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, 67000, Strasbourg, France.

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|October 7, 2022

Summary

Chalcogen bonds (ChBs) are crucial in solution for applications like anion recognition. This review examines current experimental evidence for ChBs in solution, highlighting their importance before further application development.

Keywords:

IR spectroscopy ITC Mmultinuclear NMR UV-visible spectroscopy chalcogen bond

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Chemical Bonding
Solution-Phase Chemistry

Background:

Chalcogen bonds (ChBs) are non-covalent interactions involving Lewis acidic chalcogen atoms and Lewis bases.
ChBs have gained prominence in various solution-based applications, including anion recognition, transport, and catalysis.
Establishing the presence and nature of ChBs in solution is critical for their effective utilization in applied chemistry.

Purpose of the Study:

To review and summarize the existing experimental evidence for chalcogen bonds in solution.
To underscore the importance of solution-phase ChB investigations prior to extensive application development.

Main Methods:

Review of published experimental studies investigating chalcogen bonds in solution.
Analysis of spectroscopic and crystallographic data pertinent to ChBs in solution environments.

Main Results:

Experimental evidence confirms the occurrence and significance of chalcogen bonds in various solution systems.
The reviewed studies demonstrate the feasibility of studying ChBs using solution-phase techniques.
Chalcogen bonds play a demonstrable role in molecular interactions relevant to chemical processes in solution.

Conclusions:

The experimental investigation of chalcogen bonds in solution is a developing but crucial area of research.
Further studies are warranted to fully elucidate the behavior and applications of ChBs in solution.
Understanding solution-phase ChBs is essential for advancing their role in chemical applications.