π-Hole/n→π* interactions with acetonitrile in crystal structures

Authors
Publication date 28-09-2018
Journal Chemical Communications
Volume | Issue number 54 | 76
Pages (from-to) 10742-10745
Number of pages 4
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
Abstract A thorough analysis of the Cambridge Structure Database shows that π-hole/n→π* interactions with acetonitrile are abundant in the solid state, particularly when acetonitrile is coordinated to a metal. The interaction is weakly directional (P ≤ 1.5) and high level computations suggest a complexation energy of about −5 kcal mol−1.
Document type Article
Note With supplementary file
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cc06797j
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