title: Hexamers: from covalently bound organic structures to hydrogen bonded water clusters.
abstract: Hexameric building blocks are found in a range of materials, such as hydrocarbons and water. Using water as a model compound, this Highlight identifies some of the important new results, from both the theoretical and experimental viewpoints, in the characterization of stable hexameric structures. The picture shows the most stable hexamer in the gas phase, the water "cage".
authors.affiliation: Physikalische Chemie Fachbereich Chemie der Universität Dortmund Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44221 Dortmund, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ludwig
mesh_terms: D003510:Cyclohexanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003510:Cyclohexanes; D014867:Water; C506365:Cyclohexane