The reactions of sulfur and selenium donor molecules with dihalogens and interhalogens

The structural diversity of 1:1 addition products between sulfur and seleni um donor molecules and dihalogens and interhalogens has become of particula r interest during the last 10 years, with a wealth of structural publicatio ns debating the factors that determine the precise structural motif of a gi ven system. In this article, we review the main crystallographic reports, d iscuss the structural factors affecting these systems and describe some pot ential applications for the future. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All righ ts reserved.