Intermolecular Interactions in Crystals Fundamentals of Crystal Engineering

Bonds and intermolecular interactions--the return of cohesion to chemistry / Sason Shaik -- Using computational quantum chemistry as a tool to understand the structure of molecular crystals and the nature of their intermolecular interactions / Juan J. Novoa -- Bonding in organic molecules and condensed phases. The role of repulsions / A. Gavezzotti -- On topological atoms and bonds / Paul L. A. Popelier -- Quantitative determination of the nature of intermolecular bonds by EDA analysis / A. Martín Pendás, J. L. Casals Sainz and E. Francisco -- Beyond QTAIM: NCI indexes as a tool to reveal intermolecular bonds in molecular aggregates / Roberto A. Boto and Julia Contreras-García -- Molecular beam and spectroscopic techniques: towards fundamental understanding of intermolecular interactions/bonds / Sharon Priya Gnanasekar and Elangannan Arunan -- Solid-state NMR techniques for the study of intermolecular interactions / P. Cerreia Vioglio, M. R. Chierotti and R. Gobetto -- The use of databases in the study of intermolecular interactions / Alessia Bacchi -- Intermolecular interactions in crystals / Peter Politzer, Jane S. Murray and Timothy Clark -- The nature of hydrogen bond, from a theoretical perspective / Steve Scheiner -- The CH···[pi] hydrogen bond / Osamu Takahashi and Motohiro Nishio -- Hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds--a comparative study / Sławomir J. Grabowski -- The cation-[pi] interaction / Dennis A. Dougherty -- Intramolecular beryllium bonds. Further insights into resonance assistance phenomena / O. Brea, I. Alkorta, I. Corral, O. Mó, M. Yáñez and J. Elguero -- On the nature of hydrogen-hydrogen bonding / Juan C. García-Ramos, Fernando Cortés-Guzmán and Chérif F. Matta -- Long, multicenter bonds in radical anion [pi]-dimers / Fernando Mota, Juan J. Novoa and Joel S. Miller -- Revealing the intermolecular bonds in molecular crystals through charge density methods / C. Gatti and A. Forni -- Noncovalent interactions in crystal structures: quantifying cooperativity in hydrogen and halogen bonds / Sławomir J. Grabowski -- Crystal engineering: state of the art and open challenges / D. Braga and F. Grepioni