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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
卷 17, 期 15, 页码 9596-9612出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c4cp05536e
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune
- IISER Pune
- Department of Science and Technology (DST), India [SR/S1/PC/0054/2010]
This perspective describes the current status of a recently discovered non-covalent interaction named as the n -> pi* interaction, which is very weak and counterintuitive in nature. In this review, we have provided a brief overview of the widespread presence of this interaction in biomacromolecules, small biomolecules and materials, as well as the physical nature of this interaction explored using various experimental and theoretical techniques. It has been found that this interaction is equally important to other non-covalent interactions for the stability and specific structures of biomolecules and materials. An in-depth understanding of this interaction can help in designing more efficient functional materials as well as drugs. The review also provides a future outlook in terms of exploring the detailed functional role of this interaction in biological processes and its direct spectroscopic evidence, which other commonly known non-covalent interactions (conventional hydrogen bonding, pi-hydrogen bonding, pi-stacking, etc.) have.
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