This paper presents a study of pnictogen bonding in a series of pyrazine•PnX (Pn = P, As, Sb and X = F, Cl, Br) complexes. The whole series was studied computationally. Moreover, the pyrazine complexes with PCl and SbCl were prepared and characterized experimentally. It was found that the Pn-N distances are only slightly elongated when compared to the sum of covalent radii. The conformation of PnX changed considerably upon the complex formation, which resulted in a significant change of the dipole moment of the PnX fragment and a considerably more positive σ-hole on the pnictogen atom. Finally, interaction energies were decomposed in order to provide a deeper insight into the nature of the studied pnictogen-bonded complexes. Graphical abstract The conformation of PnX5 changed considerably upon the complex formation, which resulted in a considerably more positive σ-hole on the pnictogen atom.

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