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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Metrangolo, Pierangelo, Resnati, Giuseppe
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4104972/