Chameleonic metal-bound isocyanides: a π-donating Cu<sup>I</sup>-center imparts nucleophilicity to the isocyanide carbon toward halogen bonding
Mikhail A. Kinzhalov, Daniil M. Ivanov, Anna A. Melekhova, Nadezhda A. Bokach, Rosa M. Gomila, Antonio Frontera, Vadim Yu. Kukushkin
Abstract
Two adjacent Cu I -bound isocyanide groups exhibit nucleophilic properties induced by a π-donating d 10 [Cu I ] center and function as an integrated two-center halogen bond acceptor forming bifurcated μ 2 -X⋯(C,C) halogen bonds.
Topics & Concepts
IsocyanideNucleophileHalogenChemistryCenter (category theory)Halogen bondMetalAcceptorCrystallographyPolymer chemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisPhysicsAlkylCondensed matter physicsCrystallography and molecular interactionsFluorine in Organic ChemistryMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications