Halogen, Chalcogen, Pnictogen, and Tetrel Bonding in Non-Covalent Organocatalysis: An Update

Dragana Jovanovic; Meghana Poliyodath Mohanan; Stefan Matthias Huber

doi:10.1002/anie.202404823

Halogen, Chalcogen, Pnictogen, and Tetrel Bonding in Non-Covalent Organocatalysis: An Update

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2024 May 10:e202404823. doi: 10.1002/anie.202404823. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Dragana Jovanovic¹, Meghana Poliyodath Mohanan¹, Stefan Matthias Huber²

Affiliations

¹ Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Chemie und Biochemie, GERMANY.
² Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, NC 4/171, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801, Bochum, GERMANY.

PMID: 38728623
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404823

Abstract

The use of noncovalent interactions based on electrophilic halogen, chalcogen, pnictogen, or tetrel centers in organocatalysis has gained noticeable attention. Herein, we provide an overview on the most important developments in the last years with a clear focus on experimental studies and on catalysts which act via such non-transient interactions.

Keywords: Chalcogen Bonding; Halogen bonding; Noncovalent interactions; organocatalysis; pnictogen bonding.