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SUBMITTER: Lisac K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6320372 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20190104 1
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-triiod ...[more]