Through-Space Polar-π Interactions in 2,6-Diarylthiophenols.
Jie JianJordi PoaterRoel HamminkPaul TinnemansChristine J McKenzieFriedrich Matthias BickelhauptJasmin MecinovicPublished in: Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry (2020)
The front cover artwork is provided by Marijn Maas from the group of Prof. Jasmin Mecinović (University of Southern Denmark). The image shows the stabilization of thiols by aromatic rings, as a result of energetically favorable SH-π interactions in a designed small molecule and in proteins. Read the full text of the Article at 10.1002/cphc.202000132.