Research Article

Study of the Halogen Bonding between Pyridine and Perfluoroalkyl Iodide in Solution Phase Using the Combination of FTIR and 19F NMR

Table 1

The magnitudes of the frequency blue shift in the ring breathing vibration of pyridine on the formation of halogen bonding with iso-C3F7I/1-C3F7I in various solvents (the concentrations of pyridine and perfluoroalkyl iodide are 0.2 M in all the solutions).

SolventIso-C3F7I 1-C3F7I

Cyclohexane 8 ± 1 cm−16 ± 1 cm−1
Hexane 8 ± 1 cm−16 ± 1 cm−1
Chloroform 5 ± 1 cm−14 ± 1 cm−1
Acetone 9 ± 1 cm−17 ± 1 cm−1
Acetonitrile9 ± 1 cm−16 ± 1 cm−1