On the importance of pnictogen and chalcogen bonding interactions in supramolecular catalysis

A Frontera, A Bauza - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this review, several examples of the application of pnictogen (Pn)(group 15) and
chalcogen (Ch) bonding (group 16) interactions in organocatalytic processes are gathered …

Participation of S and Se in hydrogen and chalcogen bonds

S Scheiner - CrystEngComm, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This article reviews the history and the current state of knowledge concerning the ability of
the heavy chalcogen atoms S and Se, and to some extent Te, to participate in a H-bond as …

A Bidentate Antimony Pnictogen Bonding Host System

JL Beckmann, J Krieft, YV Vishnevskiy… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A bidentate pnictogen bonding host‐system based on 1, 8‐diethynylanthracene was
synthesized by a selective tin‐antimony exchange reaction and investigated regarding its …

Pnictogen‐Bonding Catalysts, Compared to Tetrel‐Bonding Catalysts: More Than Just Weak Lewis Acids

H Chen, A Frontera… - Helvetica Chimica …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A hyperresponsive tool to assess supramolecular catalysis, the cyclization of di‐epoxides
into cyclic ethers is used to elucidate the difference between pnictogen‐bonding and Lewis …

Interaction nature and computational methods for halogen bonding: a perspective

Z Zhu, Z Xu, W Zhu - Journal of Chemical Information and …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Halogen bonds are noncovalent interactions that have been widely used in many fields,
including drug design, crystal engineering, and material sciences. A clear understanding of …

Poly-pnictogen bonding: trap** halide ions by a tetradentate antimony (iii) Lewis acid

JL Beckmann, J Krieft, YV Vishnevskiy, B Neumann… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A highly halide affine, tetradentate pnictogen-bonding host-system based on the syn-
photodimer of 1, 8-diethynylanthracene was synthesized by a selective tin-antimony …

Catalysis of the Nitroso–Diels–Alder cycloaddition reaction between CH3N= O and cis-1, 3-butadiene by pnictogen bonding, a theoretical study

F Yaghoobi, S Salehzadeh - Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 2023 - Elsevier
Density functional theory calculations at the M06-2X/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory have been
used to examine the Nitroso–Diels–Alder (N–D–A) cycloaddition reaction between the CH 3 …

Chalcogen and pnictogen bonds: insights and relevance.

R Shukla, D Chopra - Current Science (00113891), 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
Hydrogen bonding (HB) and halogen bonding (XB) interactions are now well established as
important noncovalent forces across different research areas. Chalcogen bonding (ChB) …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of design approaches in asymmetric organocatalysis over the last decade

N Melnyk, MR Garcia, I Iribarren, C Trujillo - Tetrahedron Chem, 2023 - Elsevier
This perspective intends to cover the vast field of asymmetric organocatalysis and its
evolution during the last ten years. This work has evaluated the corresponding timeline of …

Relative strengths of a pnicogen and a tetrel bond and their mutual effects upon one another

S Scheiner - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2021 - ACS Publications
The ability of the T and Z atoms of TR3ZR2 to engage in a noncovalent interaction with NH3
is assessed by DFT calculations, where the T atom refers to C, Si, and Ge; Z= As, Sb, and P; …