10.6084/m9.figshare.2067996 Mehdi D. Esrafili Mehdi D. Esrafili Fariba Mohammadian-Sabet Fariba Mohammadian-Sabet Cooperativity of tetrel bonds tuned by substituent effects Taylor & Francis Group 2016 Tetrel bond σ-hole MEP ab initio NBO 2016-01-27 13:50:28 Journal contribution https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Cooperativity_of_tetrel_bonds_tuned_by_substituent_effects/2067996 <p>Substituent effects on cooperativity between N···X and C···X interactions are studied in the 4-Z-Py···XH<sub>3</sub>(NC)···XH<sub>3</sub>(NC) complexes, where X = C, Si; Z = H, F, OH, CH<sub>3</sub>, NH<sub>2</sub>, F, NC, CN, NO<sub>2</sub> and Py = pyridine. All N···X and C···X binding distances in the ternary complexes are always shorter than those in the corresponding binary complex. This indicates that the formation of the N···X interaction strengthens C···X bond in these complexes and vice versa. Our results reveal that the strength of N···X and C···X interactions in the ternary complexes considerably depends on the nature of X and Z substituents. For a given aromatic system, the shortening of N···X and C···X distances is more important for SiH<sub>3</sub>(NC) complexes than CH<sub>3</sub>(NC) counterparts. The mechanism of cooperative effects in the ternary complexes is unveiled by electrostatic potential analyses and natural bond theory.</p> <p>The ELF representation (isosurface value= 0.75 au) of 4-HPy ···SiH<sub>3</sub>(NC)···SiH<sub>3</sub>(NC) complex.</p>