Recent Advances in Hydrogen Bonding
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 26521
Special Issue Editor
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Dear Colleagues,
Hydrogen bonds are interactions that are weaker than typical covalent bonds but stronger than the weak intermolecular interactions, from which they are primarily distinguished by the directionality resulting from the interaction of the proton participating in hydrogen bond with the free electron pairs of the proton acceptor. Due to the frequent occurrence and importance of hydrogen bonding as a factor responsible for the arrangement of molecules in crystals, solutions and the gas phase, which determines the properties of matter, hydrogen bonding is important in chemistry and physics. It is also important in biological and medical research, drug interactions, the search for new materials and structural research.
Therefore, it is not surprising that research into the hydrogen bond properties has been intensively conducted, and for many years, the physicochemical and structural manifestations of the formation of a hydrogen bond, in combination with the parameters determining its strength, have been studied. The effect of hydrogen bond strength on changes in the structure of the proton donor and acceptor has also been investigated. The intensity of the research and its wide scope covering an increasing variety of hydrogen bonding systems not only deepens the understanding of hydrogen bonding but also identifies a number of specific systems characterized as improper hydrogen bonding. Therefore, it is necessary to redefine hydrogen bonds and distinguish them from other interactions.
This Special Issue, entitled "Recent Advances in Hydrogen Bonding" is dedicated to all studies that indicate the importance of hydrogen bonding as an interaction determining various properties of the molecular systems under study, as well as focusing on the problems of describing hydrogen bonding as such.
Dr. Irena Majerz
Guest Editor
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