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Abstract
The heavier chalcogen atoms S, Se, and Te can each participate in a range of different noncovalent interactions. They can serve as both proton donor and acceptor in H-bonds. Each atom can also act as electron acceptor in a chalcogen bond.
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Affiliation(s)
- Steve Scheiner
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, USA
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Grabowsky S, Mallow O, Pal R, Pergandé Y, Lork E, Näther C, Beckmann J. Conformational trimorphism of bis(2,6-dimesitylphenyl)ditelluride. Z KRIST-CRYST MATER 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/zkri-2018-2077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Besides the previously known α-form (monoclinic, P21/c, Z=4) of bis(2,6-dimesitylphenyl)ditelluride, two new polymorphic modifications, namely the β-form (monoclinic, P21/c, Z=8) and the γ-form (triclinic, P1̅, Z=2), were obtained serendipitously during chemical reactions. In all three modifications, the individual molecules possess significantly different conformations and bond parameters, such as Te–Te bond lengths, C–Te–Te bond angles, C–Te–Te–C torsion angles and intramolecular Menshutkin interactions, which is also reflected in their non-covalent interactions with adjacent molecules in the crystal lattice via London dispersion and electrostatic forces. The interplay between intermolecular and intramolecular forces in these conformational polymorphs was investigated using quantum chemical calculations, which reveal that the β-form should be thermodynamically stable at absolute zero. In contrast, crystallization experiments and thermoanalytical investigations indicate that the α-form is stable at high temperatures and therefore, both forms might be related by enantiotropism.
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- Simon Grabowsky
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Kristallographie, Universität Bremen , Leobener Straße 3 und 7 , 28359 Bremen , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Kristallographie, Universität Bremen , Leobener Straße 3 und 7 , 28359 Bremen , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Kristallographie, Universität Bremen , Leobener Straße 3 und 7 , 28359 Bremen , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Kristallographie, Universität Bremen , Leobener Straße 3 und 7 , 28359 Bremen , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Kristallographie, Universität Bremen , Leobener Straße 3 und 7 , 28359 Bremen , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , Max-Eyth-Str. 2 , 24118 Kiel , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Kristallographie, Universität Bremen , Leobener Straße 3 und 7 , 28359 Bremen , Germany
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