Nature of weak inter- and intramolecular contacts in crystals 2. Character of electron delocalization and the nature of X—H...H—X (X = C, B) contacts in the crystal of 1-phenyl-o-carborane

Abstract

High-resolution single crystal X-ray study of 1-phenyl-o-carborane was carried out and the experimental and theoretical (B3LYP/6-311G** calculated) electron density distributions in the title compound were investigated. Character of electron delocalization in 1-phenyl-o-carborane was examined by analyzing the deformation electron density maps, maps of the Laplacian of the electron density, and maps of the electron localization function. Crystal-structure-forming X—H...H—X (X = C, B) intermolecular contacts were revealed and analyzed. The energies and geometric parameters of these contacts were compared with the results of quantum chemical calculations of the crystal structure and with characteristics of the same type of intramolecular contacts.