title: Halogen as halogen-bonding donor and hydrogen-bonding acceptor simultaneously in ring-shaped H3N·X(Y)·HF (X = Cl, Br and Y = F, Cl, Br) complexes.
abstract: A series of ring-shaped molecular complexes formed by H(3)N, HF and XY (X = Cl, Br and Y = F, Cl, Br) have been investigated at the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory. Their optimized geometry, stretching mode, and interaction energy have been obtained. We found that each complex possesses two red-shifted hydrogen bonds and one red-shifted halogen bond, and the two hydrogen bonds exhibit strong cooperative effects on the halogen bond. The cooperativity among the NH(3)···FH, FH···XY and H(3)N···XY interactions leads to the formations of these complexes. The AIM analysis has been performed at the CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVQZ level of theory to examine the topological characteristics at the bond critical point and at the ring critical point, confirming the coexistence of the two hydrogen bonds and one halogen bond for each complex. The NBO analysis carried out at the B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory demonstrates the effects of hyperconjugation, hybridization, and polarization coming into play during the hydrogen and halogen bonding formations processes, based on which a clockwise loop of charge transfer was discovered. The molecular electrostatic potential has been employed to explore the formation mechanisms of these molecular complexes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, PR China.
authors.forename: Pan-Pan
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Wen-Yuan
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Shubin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Neng-Zhi
authors.initials: NZ
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D001965:Bromides / Q000737:chemistry; D002712:Chlorides / Q000737:chemistry; D005459:Fluorides / Q000737:chemistry; D006219:Halogens / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D011789:Quantum Theory; D055672:Static Electricity; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D001965:Bromides; D002712:Chlorides; D006219:Halogens; D006859:Hydrogen; D005459:Fluorides