title: Intermolecular structure and hydrogen-bonding in liquid 1,2-propylene carbonate and 1,2-glycerol carbonate determined by neutron scattering.
abstract: Neutron diffraction with isotopic substitution has been used to investigate the liquid structures of propylene carbonate and glycerol carbonate. C-HO[double bond, length as m-dash]C hydrogen-bonding motifs dominate the local structure of propylene carbonate, giving rise to the formation of head-to-tail correlated chains of molecules. In contrast, glycerol carbonate exhibits a more disordered structure with no overall dominant interactions in which the pendant hydroxyl function disrupts structure-making correlations present in propylene carbonate.
authors.affiliation: QUILL, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, UK. j.holbrey@qub.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Yoan M
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3720-0917
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Delavoux
authors.affiliation: QUILL, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, UK. j.holbrey@qub.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3314-592X
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gilmore
authors.affiliation: QUILL, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, UK. j.holbrey@qub.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Martin P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Atkins
authors.affiliation: QUILL, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, UK. j.holbrey@qub.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swadźba-Kwaśny
authors.affiliation: QUILL, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, UK. j.holbrey@qub.ac.uk.
authors.forename: John D
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3084-8438
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Holbrey