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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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Matczak P. N → Sn coordination in the complexes of tin halides with pyridine: A comparison between Sn(II) and Sn(IV). Appl Organomet Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Piotr Matczak
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry; University of Łódź; Pomorska 163/165 90-236 Lodz Poland
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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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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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