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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Volume 136, Issue 14, Pages -Publisher
AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/1.3701616
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- Slovenian Research Agency [P1 0103-0201]
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [GM063592]
- Young Researcher Programme of Slovenia
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In-depth knowledge of water-water potential is important for devising and evaluating simple water models if they are to accurately describe water properties and reflect various solvation phenomena. Water-water potential depends upon inter-molecular distance, relative orientation of water molecules, and also local environment. When placed at a favorable distance in a favorable orientation, water molecules exhibit a particularly strong attractive interaction called hydrogen bond. Although hydrogen bond is very important for its effects on the elements of life, industrial applications, and bulk water properties, there is no scientific consensus on its true nature and origin. Using quantum-mechanical methods, hydrogen bond strength was calculated in different local environments. A simple empirical linear relationship was discovered between maximum hydrogen bond strength and the number of water molecules in the local environment. The local environment effect was shown to be considerable even on the second coordination shell. Additionally, a negative linear correlation was found between maximum hydrogen bond strength and the distance, at which it was observed. These results provide novel insights into the nature of hydrogen bonding. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3701616]
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