Cover Feature: Establishing Halogen‐Bond Preferences in Molecules with Multiple Acceptor Sites (ChemPlusChem 8/2021). Issue 8 (22nd June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Abeysekera, Amila M.; Averkiev, Boris B.; Sinha, Abhijeet S.; Le Magueres, Pierre; Aakeröy, Christer B.
• Is Part Of: ChemPlusChem. Volume 86:Issue 8(2021)
• Page Start: 1039
• Page End: 1039
• Publication Date: 2021-06-22
• Subjects: co-crystals -- crystal engineering -- halogen bonding -- hydrogen bonding -- supramolecular chemistry; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100276
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2192-6506

Abstract

Abstract : The Cover Feature shows that iodine atoms acting as halogen‐bond (XB) donors in diiodotetrafluorobenzene (DITFB) and triiodotrifluorobenzene (TITFB) preferentially seek out acceptor sites in the order of nitrogen>oxygen>π. The film reels contain images of crystal structures that were obtained as part of the study. Much like current‐day social media platforms, the relative popularity of each acceptor site is indicated by the number of 'likes' received as mentioned next to the heart symbol. More information can be found in the Full Paper by C. B. Aakeröy and co‐workers .