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Yssartier T, Liu L, Pardoue S, Le Questel JY, Guérard F, Montavon G, Galland N. In vivo stability of 211At-radiopharmaceuticals: on the impact of halogen bond formation. RSC Med Chem 2024; 15:223-233. [PMID: 38283213 PMCID: PMC10809332 DOI: 10.1039/d3md00579h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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211At, when coupled to a targeting agent, is one of the most promising radionuclides for therapeutic applications. The main labelling approach consists in the formation of astatoaryl compounds, which often show a lack of in vivo stability. The hypothesis that halogen bond (XB) interactions with protein functional groups initiate a deastatination mechanism is investigated through radiochemical experiments and DFT modelling. Several descriptors agree on the known mechanism of iodoaryl substrates dehalogenation by iodothyronine deiodinases, supporting the higher in vivo dehalogenation of N-succinimidyl 3-[211At]astatobenzoate (SAB) conjugates in comparison with their iodinated counterparts. The guanidinium group in 3-[211At]astato-4-guanidinomethylbenzoate (SAGMB) prevents the formation of At-mediated XBs with the selenocysteine active site in iodothyronine deiodinases. The initial step of At-aryl bond dissociation is inhibited, elucidating the better in vivo stability of SAGMB conjugates compared with those of SAB. The impact of astatine's ability to form XB interactions on radiopharmaceutical degradation may not be limited to the case of aryl radiolabeling.
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- Thibault Yssartier
- CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, Nantes Université F-44000 Nantes France
- CNRS, SUBATECH UMR 6457, IMT Atlantique F-44307 Nantes France
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- CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, Université de Strasbourg F-67037 Strasbourg France
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- CNRS, SUBATECH UMR 6457, IMT Atlantique F-44307 Nantes France
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- Inserm UMR 1307, CNRS UMR 6075, CRCI2NA, Nantes Université, Université d'Angers F-44000 Nantes France
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- CNRS, SUBATECH UMR 6457, IMT Atlantique F-44307 Nantes France
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- CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, Nantes Université F-44000 Nantes France
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Recent progress of astatine-211 in endoradiotherapy: Great advances from fundamental properties to targeted radiopharmaceuticals. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Tulsiyan KD, Jena S, Dutta J, Biswal HS. Hydrogen Bonding with Polonium. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:17185-17194. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01852g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hydrogen bonding (H-bonding) with heavier chalcogens such as polonium and tellurium is almost unexplored owing to their lower electronegativities, providing us an opportunity to delve into the uncharted territory of...
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Liu L, Rahali S, Maurice R, Gomez Pech C, Montavon G, Le Questel JY, Graton J, Champion J, Galland N. An expanded halogen bonding scale using astatine. Chem Sci 2021; 12:10855-10861. [PMID: 34447565 PMCID: PMC8372311 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc02133h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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As a non-covalent interaction, halogen bonding is now acknowledged to be useful in all fields where the control of intermolecular recognition plays a pivotal role. Halogen-bond basicity scales allow quantification of the halogen bonding of referential donors with organic functional groups from a thermodynamic point of view. Herein we present the pK BAtI basicity scale to provide the community an overview of halogen-bond acceptor strength towards astatine, the most potent halogen-bond donor element. This experimental scale is erected on the basis of complexation constants measured between astatine monoiodide (AtI) and sixteen selected Lewis bases. It spans over 6 log units and culminates with a value of 5.69 ± 0.32 for N,N,N',N'-tetramethylthiourea. On this scale, the carbon π-bases are the weakest acceptors, the oxygen derivatives cover almost two-thirds of the scale, and sulphur bases exhibit the highest AtI basicity. Regarding the applications of 211At in targeted radionuclide therapy, stronger labelling of carrier agents could be envisaged on the basis of the pK BAtI scale.
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- Lu Liu
- SUBATECH UMR 6457, CNRS, IMT Atlantique, Université de Nantes 4 Rue Alfred Kastler 44307 Nantes France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230 44000 Nantes France
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts, Qassim University Ar Rass Saudi Arabia
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- SUBATECH UMR 6457, CNRS, IMT Atlantique, Université de Nantes 4 Rue Alfred Kastler 44307 Nantes France
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- SUBATECH UMR 6457, CNRS, IMT Atlantique, Université de Nantes 4 Rue Alfred Kastler 44307 Nantes France
- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230 44000 Nantes France
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- SUBATECH UMR 6457, CNRS, IMT Atlantique, Université de Nantes 4 Rue Alfred Kastler 44307 Nantes France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230 44000 Nantes France
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- SUBATECH UMR 6457, CNRS, IMT Atlantique, Université de Nantes 4 Rue Alfred Kastler 44307 Nantes France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230 44000 Nantes France
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Guérard F, Maingueneau C, Liu L, Eychenne R, Gestin JF, Montavon G, Galland N. Advances in the Chemistry of Astatine and Implications for the Development of Radiopharmaceuticals. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:3264-3275. [PMID: 34350753 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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ConspectusAstatine (At) is the rarest on Earth of all naturally occurring elements, situated below iodine in the periodic table. While only short-lived isotopes (t1/2 ≤ 8.1 h) are known, 211At is the object of growing attention due to its emission of high-energy alpha particles. Such radiation is highly efficient to eradicate disseminated tumors, provided that the radionuclide is attached to a cancer-targeting molecule. The interest in applications of 211At in nuclear medicine translates into the increasing number of cyclotrons able to produce it. Yet, many challenges related to the minute amounts of available astatine are to be overcome in order to characterize its physical and chemical properties. This point is of paramount importance to develop synthetic strategies and solve the labeling instability in current approaches that limits the use of 211At-labeled radiopharmaceuticals. Despite its discovery in the 1940s, only the past decade has seen a significant rise in the understanding of astatine's basic chemical and radiochemical properties, thanks to the development of new analytical and computational tools.In this Account, we give a concise summary of recent advances in the determination of the physicochemical properties of astatine, putting in perspective the duality of this element which exhibits the characteristics both of a halogen and of a metal. Striking features were evidenced in the recent determination of its Pourbaix diagram such as the identification of stable cationic species, At+ and AtO+, contrasting with other halogens. Like metals, these species were shown to form complexes with anionic ligands and to exhibit a particular affinity for organic species bearing soft donor atoms. On the other hand, astatine shares many characteristics with other halogen elements. For instance, the At- species exists in water, but with the least range of EH-pH stability in the halogen series. Astatine can form molecular interactions through halogen bonding, and it was only recently identified as the strongest halogen-bond donor. This ability is nonetheless affected by relativistic effects, which translate to other peculiarities for this heavy element. For instance, the spin-orbit coupling boosts astatine's propensity to form charge-shift bonds, catching up with the behavior of the lightest halogens (fluorine, chlorine).All these new data have an impact on the development of radiolabeling strategies to turn 211At into radiopharmaceuticals. Inspired by the chemistry of iodine, the chemical approaches have sparsely evolved over the past decades and have long been limited to electrophilic halodemetalation reactions to form astatoaryl compounds. Conversely, recent developments have favored the use of the more stable At- species including the aromatic nucleophilic substitution with diaryliodonium salts or the copper-catalyzed halodeboronation of arylboron precursors. However, it is clear that new bonding modalities are necessary to improve the in vivo stability of 211At-labeled aryl compounds. The tools and data gathered over the past decade will contribute to instigate original strategies for overcoming the challenges offered by this enigmatic element. Alternatives to the C-At bond such as the B-At and the metal-At bonds are typical examples of exciting new axes of research.
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- François Guérard
- Université de Nantes, CNRS, Inserm, CRCINA, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- IMT-Atlantique Bretagne-Pays de la Loire - Nantes Campus, SUBATECH, UMR CNRS 6457, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, Inserm, CRCINA, F-44000 Nantes, France
- Arronax GIP, F-44817 Saint-Herblain, France
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- IMT-Atlantique Bretagne-Pays de la Loire - Nantes Campus, SUBATECH, UMR CNRS 6457, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
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Astatine Facing Janus: Halogen Bonding vs. Charge-Shift Bonding. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26154568. [PMID: 34361716 PMCID: PMC8347445 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The nature of halogen-bond interactions was scrutinized from the perspective of astatine, potentially the strongest halogen-bond donor atom. In addition to its remarkable electronic properties (e.g., its higher aromaticity compared to benzene), C6At6 can be involved as a halogen-bond donor and acceptor. Two-component relativistic calculations and quantum chemical topology analyses were performed on C6At6 and its complexes as well as on their iodinated analogues for comparative purposes. The relativistic spin–orbit interaction was used as a tool to disclose the bonding patterns and the mechanisms that contribute to halogen-bond interactions. Despite the stronger polarizability of astatine, halogen bonds formed by C6At6 can be comparable or weaker than those of C6I6. This unexpected finding comes from the charge-shift bonding character of the C–At bonds. Because charge-shift bonding is connected to the Pauli repulsion between the bonding σ electrons and the σ lone-pair of astatine, it weakens the astatine electrophilicity at its σ-hole (reducing the charge transfer contribution to halogen bonding). These two antinomic characters, charge-shift bonding and halogen bonding, can result in weaker At-mediated interactions than their iodinated counterparts.
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Eychenne R, Chérel M, Haddad F, Guérard F, Gestin JF. Overview of the Most Promising Radionuclides for Targeted Alpha Therapy: The "Hopeful Eight". Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13060906. [PMID: 34207408 PMCID: PMC8234975 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13060906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Among all existing radionuclides, only a few are of interest for therapeutic applications and more specifically for targeted alpha therapy (TAT). From this selection, actinium-225, astatine-211, bismuth-212, bismuth-213, lead-212, radium-223, terbium-149 and thorium-227 are considered as the most suitable. Despite common general features, they all have their own physical characteristics that make them singular and so promising for TAT. These radionuclides were largely studied over the last two decades, leading to a better knowledge of their production process and chemical behavior, allowing for an increasing number of biological evaluations. The aim of this review is to summarize the main properties of these eight chosen radionuclides. An overview from their availability to the resulting clinical studies, by way of chemical design and preclinical studies is discussed.
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- Romain Eychenne
- Groupement d’Intérêt Public ARRONAX, 1 Rue Aronnax, F-44817 Saint-Herblain, France;
- Université de Nantes, Inserm, CNRS, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Nantes—Angers (CRCINA)—UMR 1232, ERL 6001, F-44000 Nantes, France; (M.C.); (F.G.)
- Correspondence: (R.E.); (J.-F.G.)
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- Université de Nantes, Inserm, CNRS, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Nantes—Angers (CRCINA)—UMR 1232, ERL 6001, F-44000 Nantes, France; (M.C.); (F.G.)
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- Groupement d’Intérêt Public ARRONAX, 1 Rue Aronnax, F-44817 Saint-Herblain, France;
- Laboratoire Subatech, UMR 6457, Université de Nantes, IMT Atlantique, CNRS, Subatech, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, Inserm, CNRS, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Nantes—Angers (CRCINA)—UMR 1232, ERL 6001, F-44000 Nantes, France; (M.C.); (F.G.)
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- Université de Nantes, Inserm, CNRS, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Nantes—Angers (CRCINA)—UMR 1232, ERL 6001, F-44000 Nantes, France; (M.C.); (F.G.)
- Correspondence: (R.E.); (J.-F.G.)
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Sarr S, Graton J, Rahali S, Montavon G, Galland N. Delocalized relativistic effects, from the viewpoint of halogen bonding. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:4064-4074. [PMID: 33433548 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05840h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The ability of organic and inorganic compounds bearing both iodine and astatine atoms to form halogen-bond interactions is theoretically investigated. Upon inclusion of the relativistic spin-orbit interaction, the I-mediated halogen bonds are more affected than the At-mediated ones in many cases. This unusual outcome is disconnected from the behavior of iodine's electrons. The significant decrease of astatine electronegativity with the spin-orbit coupling triggers a redistribution of the electron density, which propagates relativistic effects toward the distant iodine atom. This mechanism can be controlled by introducing suitable substituents and, in particular, strengthened by taking advantage of electron-withdrawing inductive and mesomeric effects. Noticeable relativistic effects can actually be transferred to light atoms properties, e.g., the halogen-bond basicity of bridgehead carbon atoms doubled in propellane derivatives.
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- Serigne Sarr
- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, 44000 Nantes, France.
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, 44000 Nantes, France.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts, Qassim University, 51921 Ar Rass, Saudi Arabia
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- IMT Atlantique, CNRS, SUBATECH UMR 6457, 44307 Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, 44000 Nantes, France.
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Kitzmiller NL, Wolf ME, Turney JM, Schaefer HF. The HOX⋯SO 2 (X=F, Cl, Br, I) Binary Complexes: Implications for Atmospheric Chemistry. Chemphyschem 2020; 22:112-126. [PMID: 33090675 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Sulfur dioxide and hypohalous acids (HOX, X=F, Cl, Br, I) are ubiquitous molecules in the atmosphere that are central to important processes like seasonal ozone depletion, acid rain, and cloud nucleation. We present the first theoretical examination of the HOX⋯SO2 binary complexes and the associated trends due to halogen substitution. Reliable geometries were optimized at the CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z level of theory for HOF and HOCl complexes. The HOBr and HOI complexes were optimized at the CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pV(D+d)Z level of theory with the exception of the Br and I atoms which were modeled with an aug-cc-pwCVDZ-PP pseudopotential. 27 HOX⋯SO2 complexes were characterized and the focal point method was employed to produce CCSDT(Q)/CBS interaction energies. Natural Bond Orbital analysis and Symmetry Adapted Perturbation Theory were used to classify the nature of each principle interaction. The interaction energies of all HOX⋯SO2 complexes in this study ranged from 1.35 to 3.81 kcal mol-1 . The single-interaction hydrogen bonded complexes spanned a range of 2.62 to 3.07 kcal mol-1 , while the single-interaction halogen bonded complexes were far more sensitive to halogen substitution ranging from 1.35 to 3.06 kcal mol-1 , indicating that the two types of interactions are extremely competitive for heavier halogens. Our results provide insight into the interactions between HOX and SO2 which may guide further research of related systems.
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- Nathaniel L Kitzmiller
- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602
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- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602
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- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602
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- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602
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Bassal F, Champion J, Pardoue S, Seydou M, Sabatié-Gogova A, Deniaud D, Questel JYL, Montavon G, Galland N. Questioning the Affinity of Electrophilic Astatine for Sulfur-containing Compounds: Unexpected Bindings Revealed. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:13923-13932. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Fadel Bassal
- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- IMT Atlantique, CNRS, SUBATECH UMR 6457, F-44307 Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
- IMT Atlantique, CNRS, SUBATECH UMR 6457, F-44307 Nantes, France
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, ITODYS UMR 7086, 15 rue J.A. de Baïf, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- IMT Atlantique, CNRS, SUBATECH UMR 6457, F-44307 Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
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Leimbach D, Karls J, Guo Y, Ahmed R, Ballof J, Bengtsson L, Boix Pamies F, Borschevsky A, Chrysalidis K, Eliav E, Fedorov D, Fedosseev V, Forstner O, Galland N, Garcia Ruiz RF, Granados C, Heinke R, Johnston K, Koszorus A, Köster U, Kristiansson MK, Liu Y, Marsh B, Molkanov P, Pašteka LF, Ramos JP, Renault E, Reponen M, Ringvall-Moberg A, Rossel RE, Studer D, Vernon A, Warbinek J, Welander J, Wendt K, Wilkins S, Hanstorp D, Rothe S. The electron affinity of astatine. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3824. [PMID: 32733029 PMCID: PMC7393155 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17599-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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One of the most important properties influencing the chemical behavior of an element is the electron affinity (EA). Among the remaining elements with unknown EA is astatine, where one of its isotopes, 211At, is remarkably well suited for targeted radionuclide therapy of cancer. With the At- anion being involved in many aspects of current astatine labeling protocols, the knowledge of the electron affinity of this element is of prime importance. Here we report the measured value of the EA of astatine to be 2.41578(7) eV. This result is compared to state-of-the-art relativistic quantum mechanical calculations that incorporate both the Breit and the quantum electrodynamics (QED) corrections and the electron-electron correlation effects on the highest level that can be currently achieved for many-electron systems. The developed technique of laser-photodetachment spectroscopy of radioisotopes opens the path for future EA measurements of other radioelements such as polonium, and eventually super-heavy elements.
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- David Leimbach
- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany.
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- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Van Swinderen Institute for Particle Physics and Gravity, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- National Centre for Physics (NCP), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Van Swinderen Institute for Particle Physics and Gravity, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute - NRC KI, Gatchina, Russia
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- Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, Leuven, B-3001, Belgium
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute - NRC KI, Gatchina, Russia
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- Department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry & Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- CEISAM, Université de Nantes, CNRS, Nantes, France
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- Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Gomez Pech C, Haase PAB, Sergentu DC, Borschevsky A, Pilmé J, Galland N, Maurice R. Quantum chemical topology at the spin-orbit configuration interaction level: Application to astatine compounds. J Comput Chem 2020; 41:2055-2065. [PMID: 32618362 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We report a methodology that allows the investigation of the consequences of the spin-orbit coupling by means of the QTAIM and ELF topological analyses performed on top of relativistic and multiconfigurational wave functions. In practice, it relies on the "state-specific" natural orbitals (NOs; expressed in a Cartesian Gaussian-type orbital basis) and their occupation numbers (ONs) for the quantum state of interest, arising from a spin-orbit configuration interaction calculation. The ground states of astatine diatomic molecules (AtX with X = AtF) and trihalide anions (IAtI- , BrAtBr- , and IAtBr- ) are studied, at exact two-component relativistic coupled cluster geometries, revealing unusual topological properties as well as a significant role of the spin-orbit coupling on these. In essence, the presented methodology can also be applied to the ground and/or excited states of any compound, with controlled validity up to including elements with active 5d, 6p, and/or 5f shells, and potential limitations starting with active 6d, 7p, and/or 6f shells bearing strong spin-orbit couplings.
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- Cecilia Gomez Pech
- SUBATECH, UMR CNRS 6457, IN2P3/IMT Atlantique/Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,CEISAM, UMR CNRS 6230, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Van Swinderen Institute for Particle Physics and Gravity, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- SUBATECH, UMR CNRS 6457, IN2P3/IMT Atlantique/Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Van Swinderen Institute for Particle Physics and Gravity, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Paris, France
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- SUBATECH, UMR CNRS 6457, IN2P3/IMT Atlantique/Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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Hoffmann G, Tognetti V, Joubert L. Electrophilicity Indices and Halogen Bonds: Some New Alternatives to the Molecular Electrostatic Potential. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:2090-2101. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b10233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Guillaume Hoffmann
- Normandy University, COBRA UMR 6014 & FR 3038, Université de Rouen INSA Rouen, CNRS, 1 rue Tesniére 76821 Mont St Aignan. Cedex, France
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- Normandy University, COBRA UMR 6014 & FR 3038, Université de Rouen INSA Rouen, CNRS, 1 rue Tesniére 76821 Mont St Aignan. Cedex, France
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- Normandy University, COBRA UMR 6014 & FR 3038, Université de Rouen INSA Rouen, CNRS, 1 rue Tesniére 76821 Mont St Aignan. Cedex, France
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Liu L, Guo N, Champion J, Graton J, Montavon G, Galland N, Maurice R. Towards a Stronger Halogen Bond Involving Astatine: Unexpected Adduct with Bu 3 PO Stabilized by Hydrogen Bonding. Chemistry 2020; 26:3713-3717. [PMID: 31881101 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The halogen bond is a powerful tool for the molecular design and pushing the limits of its strength is of major interest. Bearing the most potent halogen-bond donor atom, astatine monoiodide (AtI) was recently successfully probed [Nat. Chem. 2018, 10, 428-434]. In this work, we continue the exploration of adducts between AtI and Lewis bases with the tributylphosphine oxide (Bu3 PO) ligand, revealing the unexpected experimental occurrence of two distinct chemical species with 1:1 and 2:1 stoichiometries. The 1:1 Bu3 PO⋅⋅⋅AtI complex is found to exhibit the strongest astatine-mediated halogen bond so far (with a formation constant of 10(4.24±0.35) ). Quantum chemical calculations unveil the intriguing nature of the 2:1 2Bu3 PO⋅⋅⋅AtI adduct, involving a halogen bond between AtI and one Bu3 PO molecular unit plus CH⋅⋅⋅O hydrogen bonds chelating the second Bu3 PO unit.
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- Lu Liu
- SUBATECH, UMR CNRS 6457, IN2P3/IMT Atlantique/Université de Nantes, 4 rue Alfred Kastler, BP 20722, 44307, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- SUBATECH, UMR CNRS 6457, IN2P3/IMT Atlantique/Université de Nantes, 4 rue Alfred Kastler, BP 20722, 44307, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- SUBATECH, UMR CNRS 6457, IN2P3/IMT Atlantique/Université de Nantes, 4 rue Alfred Kastler, BP 20722, 44307, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- CEISAM, UMR CNRS 6230, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- SUBATECH, UMR CNRS 6457, IN2P3/IMT Atlantique/Université de Nantes, 4 rue Alfred Kastler, BP 20722, 44307, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- CEISAM, UMR CNRS 6230, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- SUBATECH, UMR CNRS 6457, IN2P3/IMT Atlantique/Université de Nantes, 4 rue Alfred Kastler, BP 20722, 44307, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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Rossi E, De Santis M, Sorbelli D, Storchi L, Belpassi L, Belanzoni P. Spin-orbit coupling is the key to unraveling intriguing features of the halogen bond involving astatine. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:1897-1910. [PMID: 31912075 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06293a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The effect of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) on the halogen bond involving astatine has been investigated using state-of-the-art two- and four-component relativistic calculations. Adducts between Cl-X (X = Cl, Br, I and At) and ammonia have been selected to establish a trend on going down the periodic table. The SOC influence has been explored not only on the geometric and energetic features that can be used to characterize the halogen bond strength but also on the three main contributions to it that are the charge transfer, the "σ-hole" (i.e. the localized region with a net positive electrostatic potential at the halogen site) and the "polar flattening" (which is related to the effective shape of the halogen site). A surprisingly large increase of the Cl-At dipole moment, due to the inclusion of SOC, has been worked out using four-component CCSD(T) reference calculations, indicating that this bond is significantly more ionic than one may predict. Due to the SOC effect, which induces a peculiar charge accumulation on the At side in the Cl-At dimer, a weakening of the astatine-mediated halogen bond occurs arising from the (i) reduced amount of charge transfer, (ii) decrease of the polar flattening and (iii) lowering of the short-range Coulomb potential. The analysis of the electronic structure of the Cl-At moiety allows for a rationalization of the SOC effects on all the considered features of the halogen bond, including an unprecedented unsymmetrical charge back-donation from Cl-At to ammonia.
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- Elisa Rossi
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
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- CNR Institute of Chemical Science and Technologies "Giulio Natta" (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy. and Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università G. D'Annunzio, via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- CNR Institute of Chemical Science and Technologies "Giulio Natta" (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy. and Consortium for Computational Molecular and Materials Sciences (CMS)2, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy. and CNR Institute of Chemical Science and Technologies "Giulio Natta" (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy. and Consortium for Computational Molecular and Materials Sciences (CMS)2, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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Sarr S, Graton J, Montavon G, Pilmé J, Galland N. On the Interplay between Charge-Shift Bonding and Halogen Bonding. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:240-250. [PMID: 31793159 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201901023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The nature of halogen-bond interactions has been analysed from the perspective of the astatine element, which is potentially the strongest halogen-bond donor. Relativistic quantum calculations on complexes formed between halide anions and a series of Y3 C-X (Y=F to X, X=I, At) halogen-bond donors disclosed unexpected trends, e. g., At3 C-At revealing a weaker donating ability than I3 C-I despite a stronger polarizability. All the observed peculiarities have their origin in a specific component of C-Y bonds: the charge-shift bonding. Descriptors of the Quantum Chemical Topology show that the halogen-bond strength can be quantitatively anticipated from the magnitude of charge-shift bonding operating in Y3 C-X. The charge-shift mechanism weakens the ability of the halogen atom X to engage in halogen bonds. This outcome provides rationales for outlier halogen-bond complexes, which are at variance with the consensus that the halogen-bond strength scales with the polarizability of the halogen atom.
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- Serigne Sarr
- CEISAM, UMR CNRS 6230, Université de Nantes, 44000, Nantes, France
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- CEISAM, UMR CNRS 6230, Université de Nantes, 44000, Nantes, France
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- SUBATECH, UMR CNRS 6457 IMT Atlantique, 44307, Nantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, UMR CNRS 7616, Sorbonne Université, 75005, Paris, France
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- CEISAM, UMR CNRS 6230, Université de Nantes, 44000, Nantes, France
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Varadwaj PR, Varadwaj A, Marques HM. C 70 Fullerene Cage as a Novel Catalyst for Efficient Proton Transfer Reactions between Small Molecules: A Theoretical study. Sci Rep 2019; 9:10650. [PMID: 31337790 PMCID: PMC6650427 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46725-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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When acids are supplied with an excess electron (or placed in an Ar or the more polarizable N2 matrix) in the presence of species such as NH3, the formation of ion-pairs is a likely outcome. Using density functional theory and first-principles calculations, however, we show that, without supplying an external electron or an electric field, or introducing photo-excitation and -ionization, a single molecule of HCl or HBr in the presence of a single molecule of water inside a C70 fullerene cage is susceptible to cleavage of the σ-bond of the Brønsted-Lowry acid into X− and H+ ions, with concomitant transfer of the proton along the reaction coordinate. This leads to the formation of an X−···+HOH2 (X = Cl, Br) conjugate acid-base ion-pair, similar to the structure in water of a Zundel ion. This process is unlikely to occur in other fullerene derivatives in the presence of H2O without significantly affecting the geometry of the carbon cage, suggesting that the interior of C70 is an ideal catalytic platform for proton transfer reactions and the design of related novel materials. By contrast, when a single molecule of HF is reacted with a single molecule of H2O inside the C70 cage, partial proton transfers from HF to H2O is an immediate consequence, as recently observed experimentally. The geometrical, energetic, electron density, orbital, optoelectronic and vibrational characteristics supporting these observations are presented. In contrast with the views that have been advanced in several recent studies, we show that the encaged species experiences significant non-covalent interaction with the interior of the cage. We also show that the inability of current experiments to detect many infrared active vibrational bands of the endo species in these systems is likely to be a consequence of the substantial electrostatic screening effect of the cage.
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- Pradeep R Varadwaj
- Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8656, Japan. .,The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8560, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8656, Japan. .,The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8560, Japan.
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa
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Lisac K, Topić F, Arhangelskis M, Cepić S, Julien PA, Nickels CW, Morris AJ, Friščić T, Cinčić D. Halogen-bonded cocrystallization with phosphorus, arsenic and antimony acceptors. Nat Commun 2019; 10:61. [PMID: 30610194 PMCID: PMC6320372 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07957-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The formation of non-covalent directional interactions, such as hydrogen or halogen bonds, is a central concept of materials design, which hinges on using small compact atoms of the 2nd period, notably nitrogen and oxygen, as acceptors. Heavier atoms are much less prominent in that context, and mostly limited to sulfur. Here, we report the experimental observation and theoretical study of halogen bonds to phosphorus, arsenic and antimony in the solid state. Combining 1,3,5-trifluoro-2,4,6-triiodobenzene with triphenylphosphine, -arsine, and -stibine provides cocrystals based on I···P, I···As and I···Sb halogen bonds. The demonstration that increasingly metallic pnictogens form halogen bonds sufficiently strong to enable cocrystal formation is an advance in supramolecular chemistry which opens up opportunities in materials science, as shown by colossal thermal expansion of the cocrystal involving I···Sb halogen bonds. Halogen bonding can be exploited for the design of functional supramolecular materials, but heavier elements that are known to accept a halogen bond remain limited. Here, the authors demonstrate the formation of two-component cocrystals based on halogen bonds with phosphorus, arsenic and antimony.
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- Katarina Lisac
- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, HR-10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W, Montreal, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W, Montreal, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, HR-10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W, Montreal, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W, Montreal, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W, Montreal, H3A 0B8, Canada.
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, HR-10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Zhou F, Liu Y, Wang Z, Lu T, Yang Q, Liu Y, Zheng B. A new type of halogen bond involving multivalent astatine: an ab initio study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:15310-15318. [PMID: 31241070 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp02406a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Theoretical studies on the dimers formed by CO with the halides of multivalent astatine as a Lewis-acid center are carried out to examine the typical characteristics of supervalent halogen bonds. Calculations at the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ level reveal that the multiple nucleophilic sites of multivalent halide monomers can promote the formation of various types of halogen bonds, among which the most stable ones are At-halogen bond complexes with multivalent astatine as a Lewis acid center, followed by the π-halogen bond dimers, and the weakest ones are the X-halogen bonds. Compared with multivalent Cl-, Br-, and I-centers, At, as the heaviest halogen, exhibits the highest halogen-bond donating ability. We found that the electrostatic term and the dispersion term play an important role in the overall attractive interaction energy, and the smallest attraction term for all complexes is the polarization term (ΔEpol). Moreover, the tri and pentavalent halides analyzed here possess very "flexible" tautomerism in which the transformation occurs during the formation of the dimers. AIM theory and NBO analysis are also employed here.
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- Fengxiang Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecular, Ministry of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China. and Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Functional Application of Fine Polymers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China and Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecular, Ministry of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China. and Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Functional Application of Fine Polymers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecular, Ministry of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China. and Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Functional Application of Fine Polymers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- Beijing Kein Research Center for Natural Sciences, Beijing 100022, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecular, Ministry of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecular, Ministry of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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Halogens in a M–X bond are inhibited from forming a halogen bond but can do so in certain circumstances, with or without a σ-hole.
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- Steve Scheiner
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Utah State University
- Logan
- USA
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Wolf ME, Zhang B, Turney JM, Schaefer HF. A comparison between hydrogen and halogen bonding: the hypohalous acid–water dimers, HOX⋯H2O (X = F, Cl, Br). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:6160-6170. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00422j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hypohalous acids (HOX) are a class of molecules that play a key role in the atmospheric seasonal depletion of ozone and have the ability to form both hydrogen and halogen bonds.
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- Mark E. Wolf
- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry
- University of Georgia
- Athens
- USA
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- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry
- University of Georgia
- Athens
- USA
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- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry
- University of Georgia
- Athens
- USA
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- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry
- University of Georgia
- Athens
- USA
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Graton J, Rahali S, Le Questel JY, Montavon G, Pilmé J, Galland N. Spin-orbit coupling as a probe to decipher halogen bonding. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:29616-29624. [PMID: 30318527 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp05690k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The nature of halogen-bond interactions is scrutinized from the perspective of astatine, the heaviest halogen element. Potentially the strongest halogen-bond donor, its ability is shown to be deeply affected by relativistic effects and especially by the spin-orbit coupling. Complexes between a series of XY dihalogens (X, Y = At, I, Br, Cl and F) and ammonia are studied with two-component relativistic quantum calculations, revealing that the spin-orbit interaction leads to a weaker halogen-bond donating ability of the diastatine species with respect to diiodine. In addition, the donating ability of the lighter halogen elements, iodine and bromine, in the AtI and AtBr species is more decreased by the spin-orbit coupling than that of astatine. This can only be rationalized from the evolution of a charge-transfer descriptor, the local electrophilicity ω+S,max, determined for the pre-reactive XY species. Finally, the investigation of the spin-orbit coupling effects by means of quantum chemical topology methods allows us to unveil the connection between the astatine propensity to form charge-shift bonds and the astatine ability to engage in halogen bonds.
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- Jérôme Graton
- Université de Nantes, CEISAM, UMR CNRS 6230, 2 Rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France.
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