Journal
STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 11, Issue 2-3, Pages 177-183Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009222027852
Keywords
van der Waals radius; molecule; crystal; anisotropy; hydrogen bond
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The anisotropic components of van der Weals radii for 5b, 6b and 7b Group elements were determined from the structures of gaseous van der Waals complexes and of crystalline molecular solids. The transition from the gaseous to the solid state reduces the anisotropy of a van der Waals atomic shape. This anisotropy is largely responsible for the changes of intermolecular distances, which are often misinterpreted as an effect of hydrogen bonds.
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