Cover Picture: Halogen and Hydrogen Bonding between (N‐Halogeno)‐succinimides and Pyridine Derivatives in Solution, the Solid State and In Silico (Chem. Eur. J. 22/2017)

Abstract

Halogen and hydrogen bonding were compared in the solid state, solution, and gas phase in three series of halogen-bonded complexes derived from p-substituted pyridine derivatives and 3 N-halosuccinimides (iodo-, bromo-, and chloro-; NIS, NBS, and NCS) and an equivalent series of hydrogen-bonded complexes of succinimide. The bond energies for the halogen bonds increase with the basicity of the base and Lewis acidity of the halogen, while the hydrogen bond energies are intermediate between those in complexes of NIS and NBS. More information can be found in the Full Paper by V. Stilinović, et al. on page 5244 ff. Halogen and hydrogen bonding were compared in the solid state, solution, and gas phase in three series of halogen-bonded complexes derived from p-substituted pyridine derivatives and 3 N-halosuccinimides (iodo-, bromo-, and chloro-; NIS, NBS, and NCS) and an equivalent series of hydrogen-bonded complexes of succinimide. The bond energies for the halogen bonds increase with the basicity of the base and Lewis acidity of the halogen, while the hydrogen bond energies are intermediate between those in complexes of NIS and NBS. More information can be found in the Full Paper by V. Stilinović, et al. on page 5244 ff.