Definition of the Pnictogen Bond: A Perspective

Arpita Varadwaj; Pradeep R. Varadwaj; Helder M. Marques; Koichi Yamashita

doi:10.3390/inorganics10100149

Inorganics (Sep 2022)

Definition of the Pnictogen Bond: A Perspective

Arpita Varadwaj,
Pradeep R. Varadwaj,
Helder M. Marques,
Koichi Yamashita

Affiliations

Arpita Varadwaj: Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
Pradeep R. Varadwaj: Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
Helder M. Marques: Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
Koichi Yamashita: Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics10100149
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 10
p. 149

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This article proposes a definition for the term “pnictogen bond” and lists its donors, acceptors, and characteristic features. These may be invoked to identify this specific subset of the inter- and intramolecular interactions formed by elements of Group 15 which possess an electrophilic site in a molecular entity.

Published in Inorganics

ISSN: 2304-6740 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Inorganic chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/Inorganics

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