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Cover Feature: Polymeric Lead(II) Iodoacetate: Pb···I and I···I Non‐Covalent Interactions in the Solid State (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 39‐40/2019)
Author(s) -
Adonin Sergey A.,
Novikov Alexander S.,
Sokolov Maxim N.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201901079
Subject(s) - chemistry , covalent bond , cover (algebra) , halogen bond , lone pair , halogen , electrophile , non covalent interactions , solid state , crystallography , feature (linguistics) , computational chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , hydrogen bond , alkyl , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , engineering , catalysis
The Cover Feature shows that nature and crystal structure of the two‐dimensional Pb II iodoacetate complex {Pb(ICH 3 COO) 2 } n featuring non‐covalent I···I and Pb···I contacts can be mysterious and bewitching like the corals of the Great Barrier Reef. It was shown that, although there are I···I contacts in its structure, those non‐covalent interactions cannot be regarded as “true halogen bonding”. Moreover, although it could be expected that the lone pair of Pb II interacts with the σ‐hole of iodine, an alternative situation is observed (Pb 2+ acts as electrophilic center). More information can be found in the Communication by S. A. Adonin et al.