For cyclopropane and its derivatives M₃H₆(M = C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb), “pseudo π-hole” regions above and below the M–M–M three-membered ring have been discovered, and pseudo π-hole interactions between M₃H₆and F–CN have been designed and investigated.

The σ-hole interaction, which occurs between the covalent IV–VII atoms and nucleophilic substances, has become a hot issue of weak interaction. In this work, NCF⋯OPX₃⋯(NCF)_n (X = F, Cl, Br, H, CH₃; n = 0, 1, 2) complexes were constructed and studied based on the second-order Møller–Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) calculations to investigate the enhancing effects of group V σ-hole interactions on the F⋯O halogen bond. With increasing n, the F⋯O halogen bond becomes stronger, indicating that the group V σ-hole interactions could enhance the F⋯O halogen bond. As the capacity of donating electrons of X increases, the most negative electrostatic potentials outside the oxygen atom of OPX₃⋯(NCF)_n (n = 0, 1, 2) become more negative, resulting in a stronger F⋯O halogen bond. In the formation of a F⋯O halogen bond, along the sequence of X = F, Cl, Br, H, CH₃ of the negative sites OPX₃, the electric field of the lone pair of oxygen becomes greater and causes a larger decrease in electron density outside the fluorine atom. On the other hand, with increasing n from 0 to 2, the group V σ-hole interactions also increase the electric field of lone pair of oxygen and results in a larger decrease in electron density outside the fluorine atom.