Interanionic O - H···O interactions: The charge density point of view

Piero Macchi, Bo B. Iversen, Angelo Sironi, Bryan C. Chakoumakos, Finn K. Larsen

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Abstract

Local attractions characterize the interanionic O - H···O hydrogen bonds in crystalline potassium hydrogenoxalate. This is the conclusion of theoretical and experimental studies on the electron density distribution. This contradicts a recent claim that such interactions are electrostatically repulsive. The picture shows the Laplacian function of the electron density in the region of the hydrogen bond.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2719-2722
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume39
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 4 2000

Keywords

  • Ab initio calculations
  • Hydrogen bonds
  • Neutron diffraction
  • Supramolecular chemistry

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