Chalcogen bonding in supramolecular structures, anion recognition, and catalysis

Chalcogen bonding has developed to become a crucial platform for numerous types of chemistry. While solid-state chemists apply such interactions to design and engineer crystals, chalcogen contacts are used in solution to establish powerful catalytic transformations and to track anion processes. In addition to the mentioned fields, this book chapter provides an insight into the nature of this phenomenon by presenting theoretical considerations.