{"id":18582,"date":"2017-06-29T09:24:40","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T08:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ch.imperial.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/?p=18582"},"modified":"2017-06-29T10:44:57","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T09:44:57","slug":"dispersion-bonds-not-involving-hydrogen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/?p=18582","title":{"rendered":"Dispersion &#8220;bonds&#8221; not involving hydrogen. A Cl&#8230;Cl candidate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kcite-section\" kcite-section-id=\"18582\">\n<p>In the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ch.imperial.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/?p=18555\">previous post<\/a>, I noted the crystallographic detection of an unusually short non-bonded H&#8230;H contact of ~1.5\u00c5, some 0.9\u00c5 shorter than twice the van der Waals radius of hydrogen (1.2\u00c5, although some sources quote 1.1\u00c5 which would make the contraction ~0.7\u00c5). This was attributed to dispersion attractions accumulating in the rest of the molecule. I asked myself what the potential might be for other elements to reveal significantly contracted non-bonded distances as a result of\u00a0dispersive attractions.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a simple search of the CSD (Cambridge structure database, query DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.14469\/hpc\/2700\">10.14469\/hpc\/2700<\/a>) for the monovalent halogens as in C-X. The other constraints are R&lt;0.05, no errors, no disorder, normalised hydrogen positions and a non-bonded intermolecular contacts <strong>\u22650.4\u00c5<\/strong> shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii (a recent compendium of atomic values is available here<span id=\"cite_ITEM-18582-0\" name=\"citation\"><a href=\"#ITEM-18582-0\">[1]<\/a><\/span>). I should state at the outset that this sort of search for non-bonded contacts is quite effective at revealing errors in the crystallographic determination, despite the search request that there be none. None, that is, that have been identified; there are many that have not been! So this survey only aims to tease out any broad trends, rather than a specific focus on individual systems.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<p>Hits<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th>Comments<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15,500<\/td>\n<td>H&#8230;H, vdW sum = 2.4\u00c5; The accepted shortest H&#8230;H contacts are around 1.5\u00c5; it is likely the majority of entries (all?) with shorter values are crystallographic errors. There is a curious maximum at ~1.78\u00c5 which probably relates to the H&#8230;H non-bonded distance in CH<sub>2<\/sub> groups, despite the attempted constraint that the interaction be <strong>intermolecular<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18602\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/H...H-15500-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/H...H-15500-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/H...H-15500-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/H...H-15500-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/H...H-15500.jpg 1488w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>F&#8230;F, vdW sum = 2.94\u00c5; there are few examples in total and even fewer with the non-bonded distance contracted by\u00a0\u22650.5\u00c5. Those with \u22650.8\u00c5 are probably crystal errors.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18583\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/F...F-31-1024x883.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/F...F-31-1024x883.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/F...F-31-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/F...F-31-768x662.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/F...F-31.jpg 1756w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>70<\/td>\n<td>Cl&#8230;Cl vdW sum =3.5\u00c5. Examples at distances of &lt;2.0\u00c5 (a contraction of 1.5\u00c5) are almost certainly errors, even the contractions ~1.0\u00c5 are suspect. Does this however indicate Cl is more polarisable than F?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18584\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Cl...Cl-70-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Cl...Cl-70-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Cl...Cl-70-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Cl...Cl-70-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Cl...Cl-70.jpg 1866w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>Br&#8230;Br vdW sum = 3.7\u00c5. Examples contracted by\u00a0\u22650.4\u00c5 are isolated (errors?).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18585\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Br...Br-26-1024x629.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Br...Br-26-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Br...Br-26-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Br...Br-26-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Br...Br-26.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>I&#8230;I vdW sum = 3.96\u00c5. There are no examples contracted by \u22650.5\u00c5; shorter contractions are again errors?\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18586\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I...I-10-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I...I-10-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I...I-10-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I...I-10-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I...I-10.jpg 1588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1164<\/td>\n<td>H&#8230;F vdW sum = 2.67\u00c5. The separator between real values and probable errors is ~2.1\u00c5, which indicates contractions of \u00a00.6\u00c5 are probably real.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18587\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/F...H-1164-1024x619.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/F...H-1164-1024x619.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/F...H-1164-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/F...H-1164-768x465.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>222<\/td>\n<td>H&#8230;Cl vdW sum = 2.95\u00c5.\u00a0The separator between real values and probable errors is ~2.4\u00c5; contractions of \u00a0~0.5\u00c5 are probably real.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18588\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Cl...H-222-1024x617.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Cl...H-222-1024x617.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Cl...H-222-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Cl...H-222-768x463.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>H&#8230;Br vdW sum = 3.05\u00c5.\u00a0The separator between real values and probable errors is ~2.8\u00c5; contractions of \u00a0~0.3\u00c5 are probably real.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18589\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Br...H-37-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Br...H-37-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Br...H-37-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Br...H-37-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Br...H-37.jpg 2030w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>H&#8230;I vdW sum = 3.18\u00c5. More data is needed!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18590\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I...H-4-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I...H-4-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I...H-4-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I...H-4-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ch.ic.ac.uk\/rzepa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I...H-4.jpg 1866w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We see from these results that the number of short H&#8230;H contacts far exceeds those found for the halogen series.<sup>\u2021<\/sup> Clearly whilst the electron density surrounding H is low, that for the halogens is far higher and hence that electron repulsions are going to be far greater. The effect is attenuated if one partner is H itself, with van der Waals contractions in-between those for X&#8230;X \u00a0and H&#8230;H contacts.<\/p>\n<p>This brief survey suggests that \u00a0H&#8230;H distances are by far the best for probing close contacts brought about by dispersion attractions. Perhaps the next element to focus on for such effects might be chlorine rather than fluorine. For example, see DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.5517\/cczjyhx\">10.5517\/cczjyhx<\/a>, being Ph<sub>3<\/sub>C-Cl&#8230;Cl-CPh<sub>3<\/sub> where the Cl&#8230;Cl distance is contracted by ~0.3\u00c5. What would happen if the Ph groups were adorned with t-butyl groups to increase the dispersion attractions?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><sup>\u2021<\/sup> It might of course also mean that the van der Waals radius for H is set too high.<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n    <ol class=\"kcite-bibliography csl-bib-body\"><li id=\"ITEM-18582-0\">S. Alvarez, \"A cartography of the van der Waals territories\", <i>Dalton Transactions<\/i>, vol. 42, pp. 8617, 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/c3dt50599e\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/c3dt50599e<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div> <!-- kcite-section 18582 -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the previous post, I noted the crystallographic detection of an unusually short non-bonded H&#8230;H contact of ~1.5\u00c5, some 0.9\u00c5 shorter than twice the van der Waals radius of hydrogen (1.2\u00c5, although some sources quote 1.1\u00c5 which would make the contraction ~0.7\u00c5). This was attributed to dispersion attractions accumulating in the rest of the molecule. 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