The Nitrogen Bond, or the Nitrogen-Centered Pnictogen Bond: The Covalently Bound Nitrogen Atom in Molecular Entities and Crystals as a Pnictogen Bond Donor

PR Varadwaj, A Varadwaj, HM Marques, K Yamashita - Compounds, 2022 - mdpi.com
The nitrogen bond in chemical systems occurs when there is evidence of a net attractive
interaction between the electrophilic region associated with a covalently or coordinately …

Definition of the Halogen Bond (IUPAC Recommendations 2013): A Revisit

PR Varadwaj, A Varadwaj, HM Marques… - Crystal Growth & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This Article revisits the “Definition of the Halogen Bond (IUPAC Recommendations
2013)”[Desiraju, GR Pure Appl. Chem. 2013, 85 (8), 1711–1713], recommendations that fail …

The halogen bond with isocyano carbon reduces isocyanide odor

AS Mikherdov, AS Novikov, VP Boyarskiy… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Predominantly, carbon atoms of various species function as acceptors of noncovalent
interactions when they are part of a π-system. Here, we report on the discovery of a halogen …

Recognition of the π-hole donor ability of iodopentafluorobenzene–a conventional σ-hole donor for crystal engineering involving halogen bonding

AA Eliseeva, DM Ivanov, AS Novikov, VY Kukushkin - CrystEngComm, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Iodopentafluorobenzene (IPFB or PhFI) was co-crystallized with tetra (n-butyl) ammonium
tetraiodo-μ, μ′-diiododiplatinate (II),[n-Bu4N] 2 [Pt2 (μ-I2) I4](1), to give the adduct 1· 2IPFB …

Biosolar oxygenation of hydrocarbons by photocatalytic artificial wood

J Jang, W Aurangzeb Khan, F Hollmann… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Lignin is the most abundant renewable and sustainable source of aromatic compounds to
replace fossil resources, causing environmental issues. However, most lignin generated …

Enhanced solubility and bioavailability of clotrimazole in aqueous solutions with hydrophobized hyperbranched polyglycidol for improved antifungal activity

D Jaworska-Krych, M Gosecka, M Gosecki… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The poor solubility of clotrimazole in the aqueous medium and the uncontrolled removal of
the drug-loaded suppository content limit its effectiveness in the treatment of vulvovaginal …

Counterion Variation: A Useful Lever for Maximizing the Regioselectivity in the Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes

A Martínez-Bascuñana, JL Núñez-Rico, L Carreras… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The role of the counterion in metal-catalyzed reactions can be crucial as this often-
unconsidered component of the catalyst can modify the performance of the catalyst and …

One-Pot Route to X-perfluoroarenes (X = Br, I) Based on FeIII-Assisted C–F Functionalization and Utilization of These Arenes as Building Blocks for Crystal …

AV Rozhkov, AA Eliseeva, SV Baykov… - Crystal Growth & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Perfluorinated arenes (benzeneF derivatives, diphenylF, naphthaleneF) were converted into
X-perfluoroarenes (X= Br, I) via the developed one-pot protocol based on [Fe …

A halogen bond-donor amino acid for organocatalysis in water

G Bergamaschi, L Lascialfari, A Pizzi… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein we report a halogen bond-donor amino acid, 4-iodotetrafluorophenylalanine, which
behaves as a catalyst for the aqueous synthesis of bis-(heterocyclic) methanes. We also …

Direct investigation of chalcogen bonds by multinuclear solid-state magnetic resonance and vibrational spectroscopy

V Kumar, Y Xu, C Leroy, DL Bryce - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a multifaceted experimental and computational study of three self-complementary
chalcogen-bond donors as well as a series of seven chalcogen bonded cocrystals. Bis …