The first two examples of halogen bonding with a sigma hole-donating fluorine in the Csp3–F⋯Osp3 interaction from polyfluorinated trans-dihalo-palladium(ii) di-substituted pyridine complexes†
Abstract
The first two examples of halogen bonding in the Csp3–F⋯Osp3 interaction have been both experimentally and theoretically proved for trans-[PdX2(3-HCF2CF2CH2OCH2py)2] complexes where X = Cl and Br. Both metal complexes with a Csp3–F⋯Osp3 halogen bond have a σ hole donating fluorine.