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Definition of the halogen bond (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)

P. Shing HoGautam R. DesirajuRoberto MarquardtKari RissanenPeter PolitzerAnthony C. LegonPierangelo MetrangoloLars KlooGiuseppe Resnati

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Halogen bondComputational chemistryChemistryGeneral Chemical EngineeringIntramolecular forceChemical nomenclatureSupramolecular chemistryAtom (order theory)Organic chemistryGeneral ChemistryMolecular entity

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This recommendation proposes a definition for the term “halogen bond”, which designates a specific subset of the inter- and intramolecular interactions involving a halogen atom in a molecular entity.

https://doi.org/10.1351/pac-rec-12-05-10