Type II halogen···halogen contacts are halogen bonds
Cl/Br/I alternative substitutions in a series of dihalophenols indicate that type I and type II halogen···halogen contacts have different chemical nature. Only the latter ones qualify as true halogen bonds, according to the recent IUPAC definition.
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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International Union of Crystallography
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4104972/ |