The Weak Hydrogen Bond: In Structural Chemistry and Biology (International Union of Crystallography Monographs on Crystallography, No 9)

The weak or non-conventional hydrogen bond has been the subject of intense scrutiny over recent years. Although the existence of this type of hydrogen bond was suggested many years ago, research has traditionally focused on the stronger and more well-known forms of hydrogen bonds. However, agrowing body of experimental and theoretical evidence now confirms that hydrogen bonds like C-H...O, O-H..., C-H... and even bonds such as O-H...metal play distinctive roles in structural chemistry and biology. This book provides a critical assessment of this interesting and occasionallycontroversial interaction type. It will be a useful resource for a wide range of researchers in structural and supramolecular science. The existence of the weak hydrogen bond has been postulated for some years, but only recently has it become evident that the bond plays a distinctive role in the characteristics of certain molecules. This book provides a critical assessment The hydrogen bond is a unique phenomenon in structural chemistry and biology.