Gas phase hydration of halogenated benzene cations. Is it hydrogen or halogen bonding?

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (28) ◽  
pp. 18603-18611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle A. Mason ◽  
Adam C. Pearcy ◽  
Isaac K. Attah ◽  
Sean P. Platt ◽  
Saadullah G. Aziz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Phase ◽  
Halogen Bonding ◽  
Radical Cations ◽  
Halogen Bonds

The size of the σ-hole increases significantly in bromobenzene and iodobenzene radical cations leading to ionic halogen bonds with water.

Reactivity Trends in the Gas Phase Addition of Acetylene to N-protonated Aryl Radical Cations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oisin Shiels ◽  
P. D. Kelly ◽  
Cameron C. Bright ◽  
Berwyck L. J. Poad ◽  
Stephen Blanksby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Phase ◽  
Ion Trap ◽  
Radical Cations ◽  
Rate Coefficients ◽  
Similar Process ◽  
Ion Molecule Reactions ◽  
Aromatic Radicals ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Gas Phase Ion ◽  
Type Radical

<div> <div> <div> <p>A key step in gas-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) formation involves the addition of acetylene (or other alkyne) to σ-type aromatic radicals, with successive additions yielding more complex PAHs. A similar process can happen for N- containing aromatics. In cold diffuse environments, such as the interstellar medium, rates of radical addition may be enhanced when the σ-type radical is charged. This paper investigates the gas-phase ion-molecule reactions of acetylene with nine aromatic distonic σ-type radical cations derived from pyridinium (Pyr), anilinium (Anl) and benzonitrilium (Bzn) ions. Three isomers are studied in each case (radical sites at the ortho, meta and para positions). Using a room temperature ion trap, second-order rate coefficients, product branching ratios and reaction efficiencies are reported. </p> </div> </div> </div>

Comparison of Anion‐Anion Halogen Bonds with Neutral‐Anion Halogen Bonds in the Gas Phase and Polar Solvents

ChemPlusChem ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-240
Author(s):  
Ying Li ◽  
Lingpeng Meng ◽  
Yanli Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Gas Phase ◽  
Halogen Bonds ◽  
Polar Solvents

Size-Dependent Hydrogen Atom Attachment to Gas-Phase Hydrogen-Deficient Polypeptide Radical Cations

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (2) ◽  
pp. 531-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano H. Di Stefano ◽  
Dimitris Papanastasiou ◽  
Roman A. Zubarev
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Atom ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Radical Cations ◽  
Size Dependent

scholarly journals Halogen-Bonded Guanine Base Pairs, Quartets and Ribbons

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (18) ◽  
pp. 6571
Author(s):  
Nicholas J. Thornton ◽  
Tanja van Mourik
Keyword(s):  
Base Pair ◽  
Halogen Bond ◽  
Halogen Bonding ◽  
Dna Bases ◽  
Halogen Bonds ◽  
Base Pairs ◽  
Rich Diversity ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Guanine Base ◽  
The Stability

Halogen bonding is studied in different structures consisting of halogenated guanine DNA bases, including the Hoogsteen guanine–guanine base pair, two different types of guanine ribbons (R-I and R-II) consisting of two or three monomers, and guanine quartets. In the halogenated base pairs (except the Cl-base pair, which has a very non-planar structure with no halogen bonds) and R-I ribbons (except the At trimer), the potential N-X•••O interaction is sacrificed to optimise the N-X•••N halogen bond. In the At trimer, the astatines originally bonded to N1 in the halogen bond donating guanines have moved to the adjacent O6 atom, enabling O-At•••N, N-At•••O, and N-At•••At halogen bonds. The brominated and chlorinated R-II trimers contain two N-X•••N and two N-X•••O halogen bonds, whereas in the iodinated and astatinated trimers, one of the N-X•••N halogen bonds is lost. The corresponding R-II dimers keep the same halogen bond patterns. The G-quartets display a rich diversity of symmetries and halogen bond patterns, including N-X•••N, N-X•••O, N-X•••X, O-X•••X, and O-X•••O halogen bonds (the latter two facilitated by the transfer of halogens from N1 to O6). In general, halogenation decreases the stability of the structures. However, the stability increases with the increasing atomic number of the halogen, and the At-doped R-I trimer and the three most stable At-doped quartets are more stable than their hydrogenated counterparts. Significant deviations from linearity are found for some of the halogen bonds (with halogen bond angles around 150°).

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