Insight from electron density and energy framework analysis on the structural features of Fx-TCNQ (x = 0, 2, 4) family of molecules

Rahul Shukla; Christian  Ruzié; Guillaume Schweicher; Alan R. Kennedy; Yves H. Geerts; Deepak Chopra; Basab Chattopadhyay

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Insight from electron density and energy framework analysis on the structural features of F_x-TCNQ (x = 0, 2, 4) family of molecules

Rahul Shukla, Christian Ruzié, Guillaume Schweicher, Alan R. Kennedy, Yves H. Geerts, Deepak Chopra, Basab Chattopadhyay

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In this study, the nature and characteristics of the intramolecular and intermolecular interactions in crystal structures of the fluoro-substituted 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) family of molecules, i.e. F_x-TCNQ (x = 0, 2, 4), are explored. The molecular geometry of the reported crystal structures is directly dependent on the degree of fluorination in the molecule, which consequently also results in the presence of an intramolecular N≡C...F—C π-hole tetrel bond. Apart from this, the energy framework analysis performed along the respective transport planes provides new insights into the energetic distribution in this class of molecules.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	71-78
Number of pages	8
Journal	Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials
Volume	75
Issue number	Part 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520618017109
Publication status	Published - 28 Feb 2019

Keywords

fluorination
tetra-cyano-quino-dimethane
π-hole interaction
tetrel bond
electron density
energy framework
TCNQ
intermolecular interactions
charge density analysis

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Shukla, R., Ruzié, C., Schweicher, G., Kennedy, A. R., Geerts, Y. H., Chopra, D., & Chattopadhyay, B. (2019). Insight from electron density and energy framework analysis on the structural features of F_x-TCNQ (x = 0, 2, 4) family of molecules. Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 75(Part 1), 71-78. https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520618017109

Shukla, Rahul ; Ruzié, Christian ; Schweicher, Guillaume ; Kennedy, Alan R. ; Geerts, Yves H. ; Chopra, Deepak ; Chattopadhyay, Basab. / Insight from electron density and energy framework analysis on the structural features of F_x-TCNQ (x = 0, 2, 4) family of molecules. In: Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials. 2019 ; Vol. 75, No. Part 1. pp. 71-78.

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Insight from electron density and energy framework analysis on the structural features of F_x-TCNQ (x = 0, 2, 4) family of molecules. / Shukla, Rahul; Ruzié, Christian ; Schweicher, Guillaume; Kennedy, Alan R.; Geerts, Yves H.; Chopra, Deepak; Chattopadhyay, Basab.

In: Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, Vol. 75, No. Part 1, 28.02.2019, p. 71-78.

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