Chalcogen bonding is important in numerous aspects of chemistry, both in the solid state and in solution. Surveying the literature, it becomes clear that during its rebranding from chalcogen–chalcogen interactions, some parts of the community have somewhat neglected to recall its discovery and the initial studies referring to it in its previous guise. In this Viewpoint, we trace the path of research into this phenomenon, from its discovery, through its renaming, and to some of the varied and interesting chemistry it has led to so far, ranging from crystal engineering through supramolecular assembly to modern catalysis.

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化学在发展，术语在发展，但现象却没有发展：从硫族元素与硫族元素的相互作用到硫族元素的键合。

硫属元素键在固态和溶液中的化学许多方面都很重要。通过查阅文献，可以清楚地看到，在硫族元素与硫族元素之间的相互作用进行更名的过程中，社区的某些部分在某种程度上忽略了它的发现以及以其先前的名义提及它的最初研究。从这个观点出发，我们跟踪研究这种现象的路径，从发现到重命名，再到迄今为止导致的各种有趣的化学反应，从晶体工程到超分子组装再到现代催化。