In this HOT article, a new statistical approach for the analysis of potential weak supramolecular interactions found in solid-state structures deposited in the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) is described. This detailed investigation clearly shows that anion–arene and lone pair–arene interactions do exist and are directional.
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Anion–arene and lone pair–arene interactions are directional
Tiddo J. Mooibroek and Patrick Gamez
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05946G