Patrick Scilabra

TL;DR: It is presented how chalcogen containing heteroaromatics, sulfides, disulfides, and selenium and tellurium analogues as well as some other molecular moieties can afford dependable ChB based supramolecular synthons and experimental evidence that similarities in the anisotropic distribution of the electrons in covalently bonded atoms translates in similarities in their recognition and self-assembly behavior.

TL;DR: In this paper, the ability of Group 15 atoms to work as electrophilic sites, namely to function as pnictogen bond donors, is discussed. And the directionalities and separations of these pninctogen bonds are convincing experimental evidences that linking a fluorine atom to a PNictogen atom increases its electrophilicity to the point that pnician bonding formation may become a determinant of the lattice structures in crystalline solids.

TL;DR: In this paper, the tetrel bonds (TtBs) formed in crystalline solids on interaction of sp3 hybridized carbon atoms with lone pair possessing atoms and anions are discussed.

TL;DR: Modeling indicates the presence of a region of low electronic density on group 14 elements, and this offers an explanation for the ability of these elements to act as electrophilic sites and to form attractive interactions with nucleophiles, namely tetrel bond (TB) donors.

TL;DR: Experimental and theoretical studies of fluoro-, chloro-, and bromo-substituted derivatives of barbituric acid and indandione show that imide protons form short hydrogen bonds.