Table of Contents

The Characteristics of a sigma-hole and the Nature of a Halogen Bond.- Anion recognition in solution via halogen bonding.- Halogen bonding in solution.- Halonium Ions as Halogen Bond Donors in the Solid State [XL2]Y Complexes.- Organizing radical species in the solid state with halogen bonding.- Halogen bonding towards design of organic phosphors.- Halogen bond in materials science.- Halogen bonds in organic synthesis and organocatalysis.