σ-Hole and lone-pair (lp)-hole interactions of aerogen oxides with Lewis bases (LB) were comparatively inspected in terms of quantum mechanics calculations. The ZO ⋯ LB complexes (where Z = Kr and Xe, = 1, 2, 3 and 4, and LB = NH and NCH) showed favourable negative interaction energies. The complexation features were explained in light of σ-hole and lp-hole interactions within optimum distances lower than the sum of the respective van der Waals radii. The emerging findings outlined that σ-hole interaction energies generally enhanced according to the following order: KrO ⋯ < KrO⋯ < KrO⋯ < KrO⋯LB and XeO⋯ < XeO⋯ < XeO⋯ < XeO⋯LB complexes with values ranging from -2.23 to -12.84 kcal mol. Lp-hole interactions with values up to -5.91 kcal mol were shown. Symmetry-adapted perturbation theory findings revealed the significant contributions of electrostatic forces accounting for 50-65% of the total attractive forces within most of the ZO⋯LB complexes. The obtained observations would be useful for the understanding of hole interactions, particularly for the aerogen oxides, with application in supramolecular chemistry and crystal engineering.
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