Issue 22, 2011
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CrystEngComm

The fluorine atom as a halogen bond donor, viz. a positive site†

Pierangelo Metrangolo,*ab   Jane S. Murray,c   Tullio Pilati,ad   Peter Politzer,c   Giuseppe Resnati*abd  and  Giancarlo Terraneoab  

* Corresponding authors

a NFMLab, Dept. of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering, “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via L. Mancinelli 7, Milan, Italy
E-mail: pierangelo.metrangolo@polimi.it, giuseppe.resnati@polimi.it
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b CNST-IIT@POLIMI, Via Pascoli 70/3, Milan, Italy

c CleveTheoComp, 1951 W. 26th Street, Suite 409, Cleveland, OH, USA

d ISTM-CNR, Università di Milano, Via Venezian 21, Milan, Italy

Abstract

When bound to residues which can work as particularly strong electron withdrawing groups, fluorine can display a region of positive electrostatic potential (positive σ-hole). Fluorine can thus function as a halogen bond donor and form complexes with lone-pair-containing neutral atoms and anions. Examples in the gas, liquid, and solid phases are discussed.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CE05554B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 May 2011
Accepted
14 Jun 2011
First published
11 Jul 2011

CrystEngComm, 2011,13, 6593-6596

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P. Metrangolo, J. S. Murray, T. Pilati, P. Politzer, G. Resnati and G. Terraneo, CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 6593 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05554B

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