On atom-atom 'short contact' bonding interactions in crystals

Professor Dunitz questions the usefulness of ascribing crystalline structural stability to individual atom-atom intermolecular interactions viewed as bonding (hence stabilizing) whenever linked by a bond path. An alternative view is expressed in the present essay that articulates the validity and us...

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Published in:	IUCrJ Vol. 2; no. Pt 2; pp. 161 - 163
Main Authors:	Lecomte, Claude, Espinosa, Enrique, Matta, Cherif F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England International Union of Crystallography 01-03-2015
Subjects:	bond paths in crystals Bonding Chemical bonds Chemical engineering Chemical engineering research Chemical Sciences Contact Cristallography crystal binding crystal stability Crystal structure Crystallography Crystals electron density high-resolution X-ray diffraction quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) Structural stability Structure synthons United States crystal stability crystal binding bond paths in crystals synthons electron density quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) high-resolution X-ray diffraction
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Summary:	Professor Dunitz questions the usefulness of ascribing crystalline structural stability to individual atom-atom intermolecular interactions viewed as bonding (hence stabilizing) whenever linked by a bond path. An alternative view is expressed in the present essay that articulates the validity and usefulness of the bond path concept in a crystallographic and crystal engineering context.
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ISSN:	2052-2525 2052-2525
DOI:	10.1107/S2052252515002067