Halogen bonding in fluorine: experimental charge density study on intermolecular F center dot center dot center dot F and F center dot center dot center dot S donor-acceptor contacts

The enigmatic type II C-F center dot center dot center dot F-C and C-F center dot center dot center dot S-C interactions in pentafluorophenyl 2,2'-bithiazole are shown to be realistic r-hole interactions based on high resolution X-ray charge density analysis.