Hydrogen Bond Networks [Hardcover]

The almost universal presence of water in our everyday lives and the very `common' nature of its presence and properties possibly deflects attention from the fact that it has a number of very unusual characteristics which, furthermore, are found to be extremely sensitive to physical parameters, chemical environment and other influences. Hydrogen-bonding effects, too, are not restricted to water, so it is necessary to investigate other systems as well, in order to understand the characteristics in a wider context. Hydrogen Bond Networks reflects the diversity and relevance of water in subjects ranging from the fundamentals of condensed matter physics, through aspects of chemical reactivity to structure and function in biological systems.
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Carg?se, France, August 16--22, 1993The almost universal presence of water in our everyday lives and the very `common' nature of its presence and properties possibly deflects attention from the fact that it has a number of very unusual characteristics which, furthermore, are found to be extremely sensitive to physical parameters, chemical environment and other influences. Hydrogen-bonding effects, too, are not restricted to water, so it is necessary to investigate other systems as well, in order to understand the characteristics in a wider context. Hydrogen Bond Networks reflects the diversity and relevance of water in subjects ranging from the fundamentals of condensed matter physics, through aspects of chemical reactivity to structure and function in biological systems.
Preface. Section A: Modelling and Hydrogen-Bond Structures. Hydrogen Bonding and the Fragility of Supercooled Liquids and Biopolymers; C.A. Angell, C. Alba-Simionesco, J. Fan, J.L. Green. Hydrogen Bonding and Molecular Mobility in Aqueous Systems; A. Geiger, T. Kowall. Structural anl³%