title: Cooperative hydrogen bonding in trimers involving HCN and HBO.
abstract: A computational study of the cooperative effect of hydrogen bonding in linear trimers comprised of HCN and HBO molecules was undertaken at the MP2/6-311++G(2d,2p) level of theory. It was found that the third molecule leads to enhancement of the binding relative to that of the dimer species comprising these monomers. HBO is a better proton acceptor and a weaker proton donor than HCN.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. sacm@mail.com
authors.forename: Sean A C
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: McDowell
authors.forename: A David
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Buckingham
mesh_terms: D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide / Q000737:chemistry*; D011522:Protons; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D001896:Boron Compounds; D011522:Protons; D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide