Homopolar dihydrogen bonding in alkali metal amidoboranes: crystal engineering of low-dimensional molecular materials.
Hydrogen bonding is a predominant interaction in supramolecular chemistry. The absence of a conventional hydrogen bond donor in LiNMe(2)BH(3) and KNMe(2)BH(3) results in the formation of elaborate M···H-B polymeric arrays supported by heteropolar and homopolar H···H bonding, in a unique synergistic combination of unconventional intermolecular interactions.
Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5A3. dwolsten@unb.ca
David J
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Wolstenholme
Jenna
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Flogeras
Franklin N
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Che
Andreas
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Decken
G Sean
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McGrady