An extensive series of 128 halogen-bonded complexes formed by trimethylphosphine oxide and various F-, Cl-, Br-, I- and At-containing molecules, ranging in energy from 0 to 124 kJ/mol, is studied by DFT calculations in vacuum. The results reveal correlations between R–X···O=PMe3 halogen bond energy ∆E, X···O distance r, halogen’s σ-hole size, QTAIM parameters at halogen bond critical point and changes of spectroscopic parameters of phosphine oxide upon complexation, such as 31P NMR chemical shift, ∆δP, and P=O stretching frequency, ∆ν. Some of the correlations are halogen-specific, i.e., different for F, Cl, Br, I and At, such as ∆E(r), while others are general, i.e., fulfilled for the whole set of complexes at once, such as ∆E(∆δP). The proposed correlations could be used to estimate the halogen bond properties in disordered media (liquids, solutions, polymers, glasses) from the corresponding NMR and IR spectra.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1406
Number of pages17
JournalMolecules
Volume25
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Mar 2020

    Scopus subject areas

  • Drug Discovery
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Chemistry (miscellaneous)
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Organic Chemistry

    Research areas

  • P NMR spectroscopy, Halogen bond, IR spectroscopy, Non-covalent interactions, Phosphine oxide, Spectral correlations, halogen bond, ACTIVATION, non-covalent interactions, MECHANISM, MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE, HYDROGEN-BOND, spectral correlations, CRYSTAL, NONCOVALENT INTERACTIONS, SUBSTITUENT, ANION RECEPTORS, P-31 NMR spectroscopy, GENERATION, phosphine oxide, MODULATION

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