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On the Importance of Halogen and Chalcogen Bonds in the Solid State of Nucleic Acids: A Combined Crystallographic and Theoretical Perspective.


ABSTRACT: In this work, intra- and intermolecular halogen and chalcogen bonds (HlgBs and ChBs, respectively) present in the solid state of nucleic acids (NAs) have been studied at the RI-MP2/def2-TZVP level of theory. To achieve this, a Protein Data Bank (PDB) survey was carried out, revealing a series of structures in which Br/I or S/Se/Te atoms belonging to nucleobases or pentose rings were involved in noncovalent interactions (NCIs) with electron-rich species. The energetics and directionality of these NCIs were rationalized through a computational study, which included the use of Molecular Electrostatic Potential (MEP) surfaces, the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM), and Non Covalent Interaction plot (NCIplot) and Natural Bonding Orbital (NBO) techniques.

SUBMITTER: Pina MLN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10488009 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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On the Importance of Halogen and Chalcogen Bonds in the Solid State of Nucleic Acids: A Combined Crystallographic and Theoretical Perspective.

Piña María de Las Nieves MLN   Bauzá Antonio A  

International journal of molecular sciences 20230822 17


In this work, intra- and intermolecular halogen and chalcogen bonds (HlgBs and ChBs, respectively) present in the solid state of nucleic acids (NAs) have been studied at the RI-MP2/def2-TZVP level of theory. To achieve this, a Protein Data Bank (PDB) survey was carried out, revealing a series of structures in which Br/I or S/Se/Te atoms belonging to nucleobases or pentose rings were involved in noncovalent interactions (NCIs) with electron-rich species. The energetics and directionality of these  ...[more]

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