Peculiarities of Br Br bonding in crystal structures of polybromides and bromine solvates

The crystal structures of 204 polybromides and bromine solvates were extracted from the Cambridge Structural Database and the Inorganic Crystal Structures Database. The electron density distribution was theoretically obtained for 18 selected compounds and topological analysis of the electron density...

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Published in:CrystEngComm 2020-11, Vol.22 (43), p.7361-737
Main Authors: Vologzhanina, Anna V, Buikin, Petr A, Korlyukov, Alexander A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bromine compounds
Crystal structure
Density distribution
Electron density
Tessellation
Topology
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Summary:The crystal structures of 204 polybromides and bromine solvates were extracted from the Cambridge Structural Database and the Inorganic Crystal Structures Database. The electron density distribution was theoretically obtained for 18 selected compounds and topological analysis of the electron density by means of the R. Bader atoms in molecules (AIM) theory was performed. For the 18 compounds, the topology of networks formed by Br-Br and Br Br interactions was revealed only within the AIM approach and compared with that found by means of the Voronoi tessellation. Satisfactory correlation between the description of Br Br bonding within the AIM and the Voronoi approaches was found. The effect of cation size, presence of C-Br bonds and bromine content on the dimensionality of the network was studied for 204 solids using the Voronoi tessellation. The Voronoi approach demonstrated good potential to reveal extended architectures based on Br Br interactions that are typical for electroconductive polybromide-based materials. Analysis of supramolecular associates formed by Br Br interactions in crystals of 204 polybromide and bromine-containing compounds has been carried out.
ISSN:1466-8033
1466-8033
DOI:10.1039/d0ce00288g