Abstract
In this work, ab initio calculations have been carried out to investigate the interactions between the π face of benzene and several halocarbon molecules. The results derived from these calculations reveal the predominant noncovalent C–X/π interactions in all cases. The calculated interaction energies for the halocarbon–benzene complexes span over a reasonably narrow range, from −1.29 to −3.16 kcal/mol, indicating that the C–X/π interactions are comparable in strength to the well-documented C–H/π interactions. The significant gain of the attraction by electron correlation illustrates that the systems considered should be primarily stabilized by the dispersion interaction. As a charge density analysis has suggested, the charge-transfer force plays a minor role in the C–X/π interactions. The halogen-bonding nature of the C–X/π interactions has been identified in terms of the bond critical point analysis within the theory of atoms in molecules (AIM).
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