Application of the electro-optic Kerr effect to investigation of the intermolecular H-bond

Autor: V.V. Prezhdo, Oleg V. Prezhdo
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Journal of Molecular Structure. 526:115-130
ISSN: 0022-2860
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2860(00)00446-4
Popis: The intermolecular H-bond plays an important role in chemical and biological systems and processes. This review considers various aspects of the application of the electro-optic Kerr effect in the investigation of the intermolecular H-bond. Current approaches to the determination of structures of H-bonded molecular complexes are described. From the measurements of the electro-optic and molar Kerr constants of the complexes and their individual components these methods produce the basic parameters of the H-bonded complexes, including the complex formation equilibrium constant (K) and the H-bond dipole moment (μH). The importance of a new parameter, namely, the structural additive difference of the molar Kerr constants (ΔmK)S is illustrated. The prospects of future progress in the studies of the intermolecular H-bond by the electro-optic methods are discussed.
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