A Comprehensive Monograph
by Gautam R. Desiraju and Thomas Steiner, Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, 1999
The Weak Hydrogen Bond
in Structural Chemistry and Biologyby Gautam R. Desiraju and Thomas Steiner, Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, 1999
ISBN-10: 0198502524
ISBN-13: 978-0198502524
ISBN-13: 978-0198502524
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, a growing 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 occasionally controversial interaction type. It will be a useful resource for a wide range of researchers in structural and
supramolecular science.
CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Archetypes of the weak hydrogen bond: C-H/O and C-H/N interactions in organic and organometallic systems
3. Other weak and non-conventional hydrogen bonds
4. The weak hydrogen bond in supramolecular chemistry
5. The weak hydrogen bond in biological structures
6. Conclusions