The tetrel bond (TB) recruits an element drawn from the C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb family as electron
acceptor in an interaction with a partner Lewis base. The underlying principles that explain …

Quantum calculations are used to examine the properties of heterodimers formed by a
series of tetrel-containing molecules with NH3 as universal Lewis base. TH4 was taken as a …

Ab initio calculations are employed to assess the relative strengths of various noncovalent
bonds. Tetrel, pnicogen, chalcogen, and halogen atoms are represented by third-row atoms …

The additional substituents arising from hypervalency present a number of complicating
issues for the formation of noncovalent bonds. The XF5 molecule (X= Cl, Br, I) was allowed …

A series of TF4 and ZF5 molecules (T= Si, Ge, Sn and Z= P, As, Sb) were allowed to engage
in tetrel and pnicogen bonds, respectively, with NH3, pyrazine, and HCN. The interaction …

The ability of a tetrel atom to serve in the capacity of electron donor in a σ-hole noncovalent
bond is tested by quantum calculations. The donor molecule TMH3 contains a metal atom M …

Binary complex formation between silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4) and formic acid (FA) has
been observed in an argon matrix environment. Such complex formation manifests as …

The tetravalent character of tetrel atoms leaves only limited room for an incoming
nucleophile to approach and engage in a noncovalent bond with a tetrel atom. Any such …

In this manuscript we have combined a CSD (Cambridge Structural Database) analysis with
theoretical calculations (RI-MP2/def2-TZVP level of theory) to study the importance of …

Receptors for halide anions are constructed based on the imidazolium unit and then
replacing the H-bonding C–H group first by halogen-bonding C–I and then by tetrel-bonding …