Virtual Issue on Halogen Bonding

Abstract

Despite its identification in the early 19th century, the fundamental understanding of halogen bonding continues to hold immense interest in crystal engineering and supramolecular chemistry. The development of X -ray based diffraction techniques and state-of-the-art theoretical methods has contributed to the significant understanding of this topic in recent years. This Virtual Issue highlights recent publications from Crystal Growth & Design that describe research on halogen bonding. The papers selected include fundamental aspects of halogen bonding and the pivotal role of halogen bonding in modulating the packing in crystalline solids, cocrystallization, supramolecular self-assembly, molecular recognition, and chirality switching.