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  1. Probing halogen bonds with solid-state NMR spectroscopy: observation and interpretation of J( 77Se, 31P) coupling in halogen-bonded P=Se···I motifs
    Viger-Gravel, J.; Meyer, J. E.; Korobkov, I.; Bryce, D. L.
    CrystEngComm 2014, 16, 7285-7297

Halogen bonds constitute an important and topical class of non-covalent interaction. We report a combined X-ray diffraction, multinuclear (77Se, 31P, 13C) solid-state magnetic resonance, and computational study of a series of crystalline triphenylphosphine selenide–iodoperfluorobenzene complexes which feature PSe?I–C halogen bonds. Selenium-77 chemical shifts increase due to halogen bonding with iodine and correlate with the PSe distance, which in turn correlates with the strength of the halogen bond. J(77Se,31P) coupling constants increase in magnitude as the halogen bond weakens. This observation is understood via a natural localized molecular orbital (NLMO) DFT approach which shows that contributions from the selenium lone pair orbital tend to dominate both the magnitude and trends in J(77Se,31P), with the selenium–phosphorus bonding orbital being the second largest contributor. This work suggests that J couplings measured via NMR spectroscopy may play an important role in the characterization of halogen bonds, in clear analogy with their role in the characterization of hydrogen bonds.

DOI : 10.1039/C4CE00345D