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Area of Science:

  • Chemical Physics
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Molecular Interactions

Background:

  • The secondary electrostatic interaction (SEI) model has long explained relative hydrogen bond strengths in multiply bonded systems.
  • Recent research has questioned the validity and scope of the SEI model.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically examine the role of SEI in multiply hydrogen-bonded complexes.
  • To identify the fundamental origin of varying hydrogen bond strengths in these systems.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a developed block-localized wave function (BLW) method, a variant of ab initio valence bond (VB) theory.
  • Self-consistently derived wave functions for electron-localized states.
  • Studied exemplary multiply hydrogen-bonded complexes.

Main Results:

  • Identified multiple hydrogen bonds as resonance-assisted hydrogen bonds (RAHB).
  • Determined that π resonance, transferring electron density from donor to acceptor, is the primary cause of strength variations.
  • Observed that quenching π resonance leads to nearly identical hydrogen bond strengths.

Conclusions:

  • The SEI model plays a minor role in multiply hydrogen-bonded complexes.
  • π resonance is the major force, significantly influencing electron densities and molecular polarities (dipole moments).
  • RAHB is the fundamental nature of these interactions.