Negative σ-Holes on Fluorine in Molecules Revisited: Halogen Bonding or Counterintuitive, Anti-Electrostatic Interactions?

Int J Mol Sci · 2026 · PMC13410908 · PMID 42511859

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The binding energies show a clear trend of increasing stabilization with greater fluorination of the benzene dimers.

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