La liaison halogène [Halogen bonding]

M. Fourmigué (1)

1 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes

Halogen bonding, by analogy with hydrogen bonding, describes an intermolecular interaction where an activated halogen atom acts as electrophile through its s-hole area toward a Lewis base. This paper describes its main characteristics and its involvement in many domains, such as crystal engineering, polymers and gels, biomolecular systems or organocatalysis. © 2018 Societe Francaise de Chimie. All rights reserved.

Mots clés: Crystal engineering; Organocatalysis; Molecular materials; Liquid crystals; Structural biochemistry; Electronic density; Gels; Halogen bonding; Intermolecular interactions

Domaines: Chimie

M. Fourmigué. La liaison halogène [Halogen bonding]. L'Actualité Chimique, 2018, 426, pp.11-18. ⟨hal-01740140⟩