Molecular recognition, binding and catalysis are often mediated by non-covalent interactions
involving aromatic functional groups. Although the relative complexity of these so-called π …

Conspectus The carbonyl group holds a prominent position in chemistry and biology not
only because it allows diverse transformations but also because it supports key …

This perspective describes the current status of a recently discovered non-covalent
interaction named as the n→ π* interaction, which is very weak and counterintuitive in …

Energy decomposition analysis (EDA) methods bridge the gap between electronic structure
calculations and conceptual interpretations of molecular interactions. The recently …

Enantioselectivity values represent relative rate measurements that are sensitive to the
structural features of the substrates and catalysts interacting to produce them. Therefore …

This work aims to provide a complete understanding of how different supramolecular
interactions in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs): Hydrogen bonds (HBs), dipole–dipole …

The n→ π* interaction is an extremely weak but very important noncovalent interaction.
Although this interaction is widely present in biomolecules and materials, its existence is …

n→ π* interaction is analogous to the hydrogen bond in terms of the delocalization of the
electron density between the two orbitals. Studies on the intermolecular complexes …

One of the most familiar carbon-centered noncovalent interactions (NCIs) involving an
antibonding π*-orbital situated at the Bürgi–Dunitz angle from the electron donor, mostly …

Contrary to DNA double-helical structures, hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) involving nitrogen as
the acceptor are not common in protein structures. We systematically searched NH… N H …