Halogen bonding in solution

Halogen bonding in solution

Halogen bonding is the electron density donation based weak interaction of halogens with Lewis bases. Its applicability for molecular recognition processes long remained unappreciated and has so far mostly been studied in silico and in solid state. As most physiological processes and chemical reacti...

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Published in:Chemical Society reviews Vol. 41; no. 9; p. 3547
Main Author: Erdélyi, Máté
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England 01-01-2012
Subjects:
Boranes - chemistry
Borohydrides - chemistry
Coordination Complexes - chemistry
Halogens - chemistry
Hydrogen - chemistry
Ligands
Metals - chemistry
Solutions - chemistry
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Summary:Halogen bonding is the electron density donation based weak interaction of halogens with Lewis bases. Its applicability for molecular recognition processes long remained unappreciated and has so far mostly been studied in silico and in solid state. As most physiological processes and chemical reactions take place in solution, investigations in solutions are of highest relevance for its use in the pharmaceutical and material scientific toolboxes. Following a short discussion of the phenomenon of halogen bonding, this tutorial review presents an overview of the methods hitherto applied for gaining an improved understanding of its behaviour in solutions and summarizes the gained knowledge in order to indicate the scope of the techniques and to facilitate exciting future developments.
ISSN:1460-4744
DOI:10.1039/c2cs15292d