Can non-polar hydrogen atoms accept hydrogen bonds?

Lixu Yang; Thomas Hubbard; Scott Cockroft

doi:10.1039/C3CC46048G

Can non-polar hydrogen atoms accept hydrogen bonds?

Lixu Yang, Thomas Hubbard, Scott Cockroft

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Abstract

We examine an unusual case where a neutral hydrogen atom
acts as a hydrogen-bond acceptor. The association constant
between trihexylsilane and perfluoro-tert-butanol was measured as
0.8 M-1 in cyclohexane. Computations and experimental NMR data
are consistent with a weak, but favourable Si–H HO interaction.

Original language	English
Article number	c3cc46048g
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chemical Communications
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC46048G
Publication status	Published - 22 Oct 2013

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