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Title Substituent effects on geometry and bonding properties of asymmetric bifurcated pnicogen bonds: A theoretical study
Type JournalPaper
Keywords pnicogen bond; σ-hole; DFT; NBO; electrostatic potential
Abstract We demonstrate for the first time the existence of bifurcated pnicogen bonds (BPBs) interactions formed between PX3 (X=F and Cl) and 1,10 phenanthroline derivatives. The nature of these BPBs interactions is studied by means of molecular electrostatic potential, quantum theory of atoms in molecules and natural bond orbital analysis. The interaction energies of these binary complexes vary in a relatively narrow range, approximately between -8.8 and -10.0 kcal/mol. There is an important charge-transfer interaction associated with each P···N interaction. A good linear correlation is found between the interaction energies and shifts in the 14N nuclear quadrupole coupling constants.
Researchers Fariba Mohammadian-Sabet (Second Researcher), Mehdi D. Esrafili (First Researcher)