Definition of the halogen bond (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)

Gautam R. Desiraju, P Shing Ho, Lars Kloo, A. C. Legon, Roberto Marquardt, Pierangelo Metrangolo, Peter Politzer, Giuseppe Resnati, Kari Rissanen

Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2013 · 1.9K citations · 2 references

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Abstract

This recommendation proposes a definition for the term “halogen bond”, which designates a specific subset of the inter- and intramolecular interactions involving a halogen atom in a molecular entity.

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