Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title
Phyical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Publication Date
1-10-2018
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Volume
2018
Issue
7
First Page
1
Last Page
24
Abstract
The interaction between KrOF2 or XeOF2 and the 1,2, 1,3, and 1,4 diazines is characterized chiefly by a Kr/Xe···N aerogen bond, as deduced from ab initio calculations. The most stable dimers take advantage of the σ-hole on the aerogen atom, wherein the two molecules lie in the same plane. The interaction is quite strong, as much as 18 kcal mol-1. A second class of dimer geometry utilizes the π-hole above the aerogen atom in an approximate perpendicular arrangement of the two monomers; these structures are not as strongly bound: 6-8 kcal mol-1. Both sorts of dimers contain auxiliary CH···F H-bonds which contribute to their stability, but even with their removal, the aerogen bond energy remains as high as 14 kcal mol-1. The nature and strength of each specific interaction is confirmed and quantified by AIM, NCI, NBO, and electron density shift patterns. There is not a great deal of sensitivity to the identity of either the aerogen atom or the position of the two N atoms in the diazine.
Recommended Citation
Zierkiewicz, W., Michalczyk, M., Scheiner, S. I. (2018). Aerogen bonds formed between AeOF2 (Ae = Kr, Xe) and diazines: comparisons between [sigma]-hole and [small pi]-hole complexes. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 20(7), 4676-4687. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7CP08048D
