| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5385178 | Chemical Physics Letters | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
âºHâ¯H close contacts are shown to be stabilizing rather than destabilizing steric clashes in a series of Zn(II) complexes in solution. âºThese close-contacts exhibit all the hallmarks of chemical bonding: Bond paths of maximal electron density linking the nuclei of the two hydrogens, elevated delocalization indices of interacting hydrogen atoms, and considerably lower atomic energy of the hydrogen atoms involved in such interaction when compared to similar hydrogens that lacks such a bond path. âºThe difference between bond path angles and geometrical bond angles is found to be strongly correlated with the 6-member coordination rings strain energy and formation constants. âºUnexpectedly, the bite angle N-Zn-O is found to be the least strained.
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Authors
Ignacy Cukrowski, Chérif F. Matta,