TITLE

# Hydrogen bonds: relation between lengths and electron densities at bond critical points

AUTHOR(S)
Tang, T.-H.; Deretey, E.; Knak Jensen, S. J.; Csizmadia, I. G.
PUB. DATE
February 2006
SOURCE
European Physical Journal D -- Atoms, Molecules, Clusters & Opti;Feb2006, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p217
SOURCE TYPE
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The electron densities for a number of molecules with either inter- or intra-molecular hydrogen bonds are analyzed using the theory of atoms in molecules. The levels of theory used include second order MÃ¸ller Plesset and density functional methods. The molecules investigated ranges from small molecules/ions to an alanine octa-peptide. The hydrogen bond length, BL, varies from 1.15 to 3.01 Ã… and Ïb, the electron density at the bond critical point, spans the interval 0.0033 to 0.168 (au). We find that the data may be represented by the relation $\rho_{b} = A \exp (-B\times {\it BL}$ ), where A and B are empirical constants. The relation is compared to a similar relation derived from solid state experiments. Since the Ïb values are related to the bond strengths, this general relationship may useful for hydrogen bond studies.
ACCESSION #
19500181

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