Observations of tetrel bonding between sp<sup>3</sup>-carbon and THF
Victoria L. Heywood, Thomas P. J. Alford, Julius J. Roeleveld, Siebe J. Lekanne Deprez, Abraham Verhoofstad, Jarl Ivar van der Vlugt, Sérgio R. Domingos, Melanie Schnell, Anthony P. Davis, Tiddo J. Mooibroek
Abstract
sp<sup>3</sup>-C⋯THF tetrel bonding was observed in the crystalline state and in the gas phase. Density functional calculations revealed interaction energies up to −11.2 kcal mol<sup>−1</sup>and showed that these adducts are held together mainly by electrostatics.
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Carbon fibersChemistryPhysicsMaterials scienceComposite materialComposite numberCrystallography and molecular interactionsAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesInorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds