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Mohammad Solimannejad

Mohammad Solimannejad

Academic rank: Professor
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0617-8689
Education: PhD.
ScopusId: 6701740031
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Faculty: Science
Address: Arak University
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Research

Title
Symmetric bifurcated halogen bonds: substituent and cooperative effects
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
Halogen bond, MEP, NBO, ab initio, cooperativity
Year
2016
Journal MOLECULAR PHYSICS
DOI
Researchers MD Esrafili ، Esmail Vessally ، Mohammad Solimannejad

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the geometries, interaction energies and bonding properties of the symmetrical bifurcated halogen bond interactions (BXBs) by means of ab initio calculations. For this purpose, the NCX (X = Cl, Br) molecule is paired with a series of N-formyl formamide (NFF) derivatives (NFF-Z, Z = H, CN, CCH, OH, CH3 and Li), and the properties of the resulting complexes are studied by molecular electrostatic potential, quantum theory of atoms in molecules, noncovalent interaction index and natural bond orbital analyses. For a fixed NCX molecule, interaction energies increase in the order of Z = Li > CH3 > H > OH > CCH > CN. We found a strong correlation between the interaction energies of NCX:NFF-Z complexes and molecular electrostatic potential minimum values associated with NFF-Z monomers. Moreover, cooperative effects between BXB and XċċċN halogen bond interactions are studied in the ternary NCX:NCX:NFF-Z systems. Our results indicate that the strength of BXB interactions in the ternary complexes is enhanced by the presence of XċċċN bonds. Besides, cooperativity effects tend to increase the covalency of BXBs in these systems.