{"product_id":"nature-of-the-hydrogen-bond-outline-of-a-comprehensive-hydrogen-bond-theory-paperback","title":"Nature of the Hydrogen Bond: Outline of a Comprehensive Hydrogen Bond Theory - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGastone Gilli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaola Gilli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHydrogen bond (H-bond) effects are known: it makes sea water liquid, joins cellulose microfibrils in trees, shapes DNA into genes and polypeptide chains into wool, hair, muscles or enzymes. Its true nature is less known and we may still wonder why O-H...O bond energies range from less than 1 to more than 30 kcal\/mol without apparent reason. This H-bond puzzle is re-examined here from its very beginning on the ground of an inclusive compilation of experimental H-bond energies and geometries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew concepts emerge from this analysis: new classes of systematically strong H-bonds (CAHBs and RAHBs: charge- and resonance-assisted H-bonds); full H-bond classification in six classes (the six chemical leitmotifs); and assessment of the covalent nature of strong H-bonds. This leads to three distinct but inter-consistent models able to rationalize the H-bond and predict its strength, based on classical VB theory, matching of donor-acceptor acid-base parameters (PA or pKa), or shape of the H-bond proton-transfer pathway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApplications survey a number of systems where strong H-bonds play an important functional role, namely drug-receptor binding, enzymatic catalysis, ion-transport through cell membranes, crystal design and molecular mechanisms of functional materials.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Gastone Gilli \u003cbr\u003eFull Professor of Physical Chemistry and Director of the Centre for Structural Diffractometry \u003cbr\u003eUniversity of Ferrara, Italy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr Paola Gilli \u003cbr\u003eResearcher of Physical Chemistry \u003cbr\u003eUniversity of Ferrara, Italy\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47667465519325,"sku":"9780199673476","price":151.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/mj6lvFIBpe9780199673476.webp?v=1773922044","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/nature-of-the-hydrogen-bond-outline-of-a-comprehensive-hydrogen-bond-theory-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}