What is the covalency of hydrogen bonding?

SJ Grabowski - Chemical reviews, 2011 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen bonding is an important interaction playing a key role in chemical, physical, and
biochemical processes. 1-4 One can mention numerous examples such as the role of …

From weak to strong interactions: A comprehensive analysis of the topological and energetic properties of the electron density distribution involving systems

E Espinosa, I Alkorta, J Elguero… - The Journal of chemical …, 2002 - pubs.aip.org
The topological and energetic properties of the electron density distribution ρ (r) of the
isolated pairwise H⋯ F interaction have been theoretically calculated at several geometries …

Interaction of anions with perfluoro aromatic compounds

I Alkorta, I Rozas, J Elguero - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2002 - ACS Publications
The complexes formed by a variety of anions with perfluoro derivatives of benzene,
naphthalene, pyridine, thiophene, and furan have been calculated using DFT (B3LYP/6 …

Intramolecular hydrogen bonds: the QTAIM and ELF characteristics

F Fuster, SJ Grabowski - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2011 - ACS Publications
B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ calculations were performed on the species with intramolecular O–H···
O hydrogen bonds. The Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM) and the Electron …

Universal Features of the Electron Density Distribution in Hydrogen‐Bonding Regions: A Comprehensive Study Involving H⋅⋅⋅ X (X= H, C, N, O, F, S, Cl, π) …

I Mata, I Alkorta, E Molins… - Chemistry–A European …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Topological analyses of the theoretically calculated electron densities for a large set of 163
hydrogenbonded complexes show that H··· X interactions can be classified in families …

Extended weak bonding interactions in DNA: π-stacking (base− base), base− backbone, and backbone− backbone interactions

CF Matta, N Castillo, RJ Boyd - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2006 - ACS Publications
We report on several weak interactions in nucleic acids, which, collectively, can make a
nonnegligible contribution to the structure and stability of these molecules. Fragments of …

Bonding in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in terms of the electron density and of electron delocalization

CF Matta, J Hernández-Trujillo - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2003 - ACS Publications
We show that the delocalization indices calculated within the framework of the quantum
theory of atoms in molecules provide an excellent basis for the definition of a bond order in …

Electron density characteristics in bond critical point (QTAIM) versus interaction energy components (SAPT): the case of charge-assisted hydrogen bonding

B Bankiewicz, P Matczak… - The Journal of Physical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Charge-assisted hydrogen bonds (CAHBs) of N–H··· Cl, N–H··· Br, and P–H··· Cl type were
investigated using advanced computational approach (MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory) …

A comprehensive analysis of hydrogen bond interactions based on local vibrational modes

M Freindorf, E Kraka, D Cremer - International Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Local stretching modes for 69 different DH single bonds and 58 H··· AH‐bonds are
calculated at the ωB97X‐D/aug‐cc‐pVTZ level of theory to describe the changes in donor D …

Intermolecular CH··· O/N H-bonds in the biologically important pairs of natural nucleobases: a thorough quantum-chemical study

OO Brovarets', YP Yurenko… - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to cast light on the physico-chemical nature and energetic of the non-
conventional CH··· O/N H-bonds in the biologically important natural nucleobase pairs using …