Molecular clusters of π-systems: theoretical studies of structures, spectra, and origin of interaction energies

KS Kim, P Tarakeshwar, JY Lee - Chemical reviews, 2000 - ACS Publications
Much interest has been evinced on the properties of weakly bound van der Waals
complexes of π-systems because of their utility in diverse fields (Figure 1). 1-14 Theoretical …

The nature of the hydrogen bond in DNA base pairs: the role of charge transfer and resonance assistance

C Fonseca Guerra, FM Bickelhaupt… - … A European Journal, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
We challenge the view that the hydrogen bonds in Watson–Crick AT and GC base pairs are
in essence electrostatic interactions with substantial resonance assistance from the π …

Predicting the binding energies of H-bonded complexes: A comparative DFT study

C Tuma, AD Boese, NC Handy - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 1999 - pubs.rsc.org
Comparisons with the results of coupled cluster calculations were made to assess the
quality of density functionals in predicting the electronic binding energies of H-bonded …

A comparison of the behavior of functional/basis set combinations for hydrogen‐bonding in the water dimer with emphasis on basis set superposition error

JA Plumley, JJ Dannenberg - Journal of computational …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We evaluate the performance of ten functionals (B3LYP, M05, M05‐2X, M06, M06‐2X,
B2PLYP, B2PLYPD, X3LYP, B97D, and MPWB1K) in combination with 16 basis sets …

Low-barrier hydrogen bonds in proteins

MV Hosur, R Chitra, S Hegde… - Crystallography …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Hydrogen bonding interactions are one of the most important chemical interactions among
materials, especially biological materials, which help confer specificity, which is crucial for …

C− H⊙⊙⊙ X Hydrogen Bonds of Acetylene, Ethylene, and Ethane with First-and Second-Row Hydrides

M Hartmann, SD Wetmore… - The Journal of Physical …, 2001 - ACS Publications
The structures and binding energies of a series of C− H⊙⊙⊙ X hydrogen-bonded
complexes involving acetylene, ethylene, and ethane as proton donors and the first-and …

Hydrogen-bonding interactions in hard segments of shape memory polyurethane: toluene diisocyanates and 1, 6-hexamethylene diisocyanate. A theoretical and …

C Zhang, J Hu, X Li, Y Wu, J Han - The Journal of Physical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
In this study, the hydrogen-bonding interactions of three widely used diisocyanate-based
hard-segment (HS) models in polyurethane, 2, 4-toluenediisocyanate–methanol (2, 4-TDI …

Effects of hydrogen bonding on the acidity of uracil

M Di Laudo, SR Whittleton… - The Journal of Physical …, 2003 - ACS Publications
The present study uses density functional theory to investigate the effects of hydrogen
bonding on the (N1) acidity of uracil. Uracil and uracil anion complexes with water …

Effects of hydrogen bonding on the acidity of uracil derivatives

SR Whittleton, KC Hunter… - The Journal of Physical …, 2004 - ACS Publications
The present study uses density functional theory to investigate the effects of hydrogen
bonding on the acidity of C5-and C6-substituted uracil derivatives. The proton affinities and …

Conformational analysis of a nitroxide side chain in an α-helix with density functional theory

DT Warshaviak, L Serbulea, KN Houk… - The Journal of …, 2011 - ACS Publications
In site directed spin labeling, a nitroxide side chain is introduced at a selected site in a
protein; the most commonly used is a disulfide-linked side chain designated R1. The …