1,3-Dibromo-2-chloro-5-fluorobenzene (Blind Test XIII)

(Last updated February 2026)

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Figure . The molecular diagram of Dibromo-2-chloro-5-fluorobenzene.

CSP studies

It was a MOLPAK search, but I’m not sure what xx packing type referred to.

REFCODESOXLEX
FormulaC6 H2 Br2 Cl1 F1
Common NameBlind Test XIII
IUPAC Systematic Name1,3-Dibromo-2-chloro-5-fluorobenzene
Other Names
CSD RefcodesSOXLEX
Search IdentifierA
ScientistGareth Welch, Alston Misquitta
Date2008
PublicationDay GM, 2009. Acta Crystallogr, Sect B 65, 107-125; Misquitta AJ, Welch GWA, Stone AJ, Price SL 2008. Chem Phys Lett 456, 105-109. DOI: Open paper (10.1107/S0108768109004066); Open paper (10.1016/j.cplett.2008.02.113)
Energy model1
Study_ID0
ProgramsMOLPAK, DMAREL (4.1.1)
Location on S Drive\\CHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\0-EarlySearches\\home\\louise_price.eminerals\\BlindTestXIII
Potential DescriptionSpecific PBE0/Sadlej GDMA2 DMA +dispersion, SAPT fitted anisotropic Repulsion 8a_5
Intramolecular DescriptionMP2 6-31G(d,p)

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Figure . Crystal energy landscape of Dibromo-2-chloro-5-fluorobenzene from previous work.

CSD structures (CSD version 6.01)

Table . Crystallographic information for CSD entries for Dibromo-2-chloro-5-fluorobenzene. Different polymorphs are coloured differently.

REFCODEspace groupZ’a / Åb / Åc / Åα / °β / °γ / °density / g cm-3Form
SOXLEXP21/c1.03.8928013.506414.42290.093.68890.02.5309None
SOXLEX01P21/c1.03.8943013.510914.429690.093.63690.02.5276None

Table . Experimental information for CSD entries for Dibromo-2-chloro-5-fluorobenzene.

REFCODEspace groupR factorT / KYearComments
SOXLEXP21/c2.82at 173 K2008None
SOXLEX01P21/c3.6173 K200910.1107/S0108768109004066

Make this table include whether polymorphs are solution-grown, sublimation grown, templated or otherwise. Add references.

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