Carbon (sp3) tetrel bonding mediated BODIPY supramolecular assembly via unprecedented synergy of Csp3•••N and Csp3•••F pair interactions

Abstract

Here, we present the first example of sp(3) hybridized carbon centered (C-sp3) tetrel bonding mediated 3D BODIPY assembly via the exceptional synergy of C-sp3 center dot center dot center dot N and C-sp3 center dot center dot center dot F pair interactions. The carbon tetrel bond interaction energies of C-sp3 center dot center dot center dot N and C-sp3 center dot center dot center dot F are amplified significantly as the size of the 1D chain grows from dimer to tetramer BODIPY units.