Halogen bonds, energy

When carbon forms four covalent bonds with halogen atoms the second quantum level on the carbon is completely filled with electrons. Most of the reactions of the Group IV tetrahalides require initial donation by a Lewis base (p. 91) (e.g. water, ammonia) which attaches initially to the tetrahalide by donation of its electron pair. Hence, although the calculated free energy of a reaction may indicate that the reaction is energetically favourable, the reaction may still not proceed. Thus we find that the tetrahalides of carbon... 

Figure 17.9 Mean bond energies of halogen fluorides.

Hall, C. M., 96, 373 Halogens atom models, 98 bond energies, 355 chemistry, 98 color, 352 covalent bonds, 97 covalent radius, 355 electron configuration, 352 ionization energies, 353 oxyacids, 358... 

Bismuth, excess entropy of solution of noble metals in liquid bismuth, 133 Block polymers, 181 Bond energies in the halogens, 61 Boron fluoride as initiator in polymerization, 156... 

It is possible for homolysis to occur when the light energy absorbed by a molecule reaches or exceeds the bonding energy. Radicals are formed or, in the case of halogens, atomic halogen ... 

C06-0030. Prepare a table listing all the bond energies involving halogen atoms (F, Cl, Br, I), organized so it... 

Consideration was given to effects, such as the acceptor properties of silicon and the silicon-halogen bond energies, which determined whether monomeric structures were retained. A mechanism for the exchange reactions was as formulated in which an intermediate, e.g. (34), was involved. 

While the general features of halogen bonding are now well known, it has proven challenging to develop models with sufficient accuracy to predict spectroscopic features and bond energies. This is particularly problematic with iodine, where high quality basis sets are not readily available and are computationally expensive. There have been numerous approaches taken to address this issue during the past decade, many of which are discussed below. 

When the counterion is complex, for example metal-halogen anions such as BF4-, the most electronegative portion of the counterion becomes attached to the silicon center. Because of this attachment, it is natural to consider the intermediacy of a silicenium cation (silylium or silylenium ion) intermediate in such reactions (Eq. 4). Bond energies derived from electron impact studies indicate that Eq. 4 is exothermic in the gas phase by about 8 kcal/mol.26,29 There seems little doubt that trivalent silicon-centered cationic species do exist in the gas phase30,31 or that processes similar to that shown in Eq. 4 do occur there.32,33... 

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