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A. Karpfen: Theoretical Characterization of the Trends in Halogen Bonding.- A.C. Legon: The Interaction of Dihalogens and Hydrogen Halides with Lewis Bases in the Gas Phase: An Experimental Comparison of the Halogen Bond and the Hydrogen Bond.- W.T. Pennington, T.W. Hanks, H.D. Arman: Halogen Bonding with Dihalogens and Interhalogens.- P. Metrangolo, G. Resnati, T. Pilati, S. Biella: Halogen Bonding in Crystal Engineering.- S.V. Rosokha, J.K. Kochi: X-ray Structures and Electronic Spectra of the p -Halogen Complexes between Halogen Donors and Acceptor with p -Receptors.- D.W. Bruce: Halogen-bonded Liquid Crystals.- M. Fourmigué: Halogen Bonding in Conducting or Magnetic Molecular Materials