Anion-arene adducts: C-H hydrogen bonding, anion-π interaction, and carbon bonding motifs

Benjamin P. Hay, Vyacheslav S. Bryantsev

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Abstract

This article summarizes experimental and theoretical evidence for the existence of four distinct binding modes for complexes of anions with charge-neutral arenes. These include C-H hydrogen bonding and three motifs involving the arene-π system-the noncovalent anion-π interaction, weakly covalent σ interaction, and strongly covalent σ interaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2417-2428
Number of pages12
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

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