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Naphthalene and Related Systems peri ‐Substituted by Group 15 and 16 Elements
Author(s) -
Kilian Petr,
Knight Fergus R.,
Woollins J. Derek
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201001750
Subject(s) - naphthalene , van der waals force , group (periodic table) , crystallography , chemistry , van der waals radius , peri , chemical physics , computational chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , philosophy , theology
Synthetic and bonding aspects of heavier Group 15 (P, As, Sb, Bi) and 16 (S, Se, Te) peri ‐substituted naphthalenes, are discussed in this review. An important and unifying feature of the chemistry of these systems is the lively discussion about the nature of the interaction between peri ‐atoms. Are atoms bonded when they are closer than the sum of their van der Waals radii? Is there any (weak) bonding, or just a strained repulsive interaction? Positioning atoms of Group 15 and 16 at the naphthalene 1,8‐positions provides leading systems with which to study these bonding issues.