σ-Hole, lone-pair-hole, and π-hole site-based interactions in aerogen-comprising complexes: a comparative study

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King Saud University

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Chemistry Department

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Mahmoud A.A. Ibrahim, Hassan A.A. Abuelliel, Nayra A.M. Moussa, Al Shimaa S.M. Rady, Shaban R.M. Sayed, Mohamed A. El-Tayeb, Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Mohamed Khaled Abd El-Rahman, Tamer Shoeib

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Research Article

Publication Title

RSC Advances

Publication Date

7-15-2024

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10.1039/d4ra03614j

Abstract

Herein, the potential of ZO3 and ZF2 aerogen-comprising molecules (where Z = Ar, Kr, and Xe) to engage in σ-, lp-, and π-hole site-based interactions was comparatively studied using various ab initio computations. For the first time, a premier in-depth elucidation of the external electric field (EEF) influence on the strength of the σ-, lp-, and π-hole site-based interactions within the ZO3/ZF2⋯NH3 and ⋯NCH complexes was addressed using oriented EEF with disparate magnitude. Upon the energetic features, σ-hole site-based interactions were noticed with the most prominent preferability in comparison to lp- and π-hole analogs. This finding was ensured by the negative interaction energy values of −11.65, −3.50, and −2.74 kcal mol−1 in the case of σ-, lp-, and π-hole site-based interactions within the XeO3⋯ and XeF2⋯NH3 complexes, respectively. Detailedly, the strength of the σ- and lp-hole site-based interactions directly correlated with the atomic size of the aerogen atoms and the magnitude of the positively oriented EEF. Unexpectedly, an irregular correlation was noticed for the interaction energies of the π-hole site-based interactions with the size of the π-hole. Interestingly, the π-hole site-based interactions within Kr-comprising complexes exhibited higher negative interaction energies than the Ar- and Xe-comprising counterparts. Notwithstanding, a direct proportion between the interaction energies of the π-hole site-based interactions and π-hole size was obtained by employing EEF along the positive orientation with high strength. The present outcomes would be a fundamental basis for forthcoming progress in studying the σ-, lp-, and π-hole site-based interactions within aerogen-comprising complexes and their pertinent applications in materials science and crystal engineering.

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