Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Resonance assisted hydrogen bond

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit

The resonance assisted hydrogen bond (commonly abbreviated as RAHB) is a strong type of hydrogen bond.

Causes

It is caused by the π-delocalization that involves the hydrogen and cannot be properly described by the electrostatic model alone. This description of the hydrogen bond has been proposed to describe unusually short distances generally observed between O=C-OH∙∙∙ or ∙∙∙O=C-C=C-OH.

References

Resonance-assisted hydrogen bond Wikipedia