Home Research Non-covalent interactions Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 59, 17482–17487 (2020). Angew. Chem., 132, 17635-17640 (2020)

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 59, 17482–17487 (2020). Angew. Chem., 132, 17635-17640 (2020)

A. Bauzá, I. Alkorta, J. Elguero, T. J. Mooibroek, A. Frontera

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007814 

Spodium Bonds: Noncovalent Interactions Involving Group 12 Elements

The term spodium (Sp) bond is proposed to refer to a net attractive interaction between any element of Group 12 and electron‐rich atoms (Lewis bases or anions). These noncovalent interactions are markedly different from coordination bonds (antibonding Sp–ligand orbital involved). Evidence is provided for the existence of this interaction by calculations at the RI‐MP2/aug‐cc‐pVTZ level of theory, atoms‐in‐molecules, and natural bond orbital analyses and by examining solid‐state structures in the Cambridge Structure Database.