Publisher's Synopsis
The weak or non-conventional hydrogen bond has been the subject of intense scrutiny over recent years. Though the existence of this type of hydrogen bond was suggested many years ago it was generally relegated to a subsidiary position when compared to the stronger and more well-known forms of hydrogen bonds. However, a growing body of experimental and theoretical evidence now confirms that hydrogen bonds like C-H...O, O-H..., C-H...and even bonds such as O-H...metal play distinctive roles in structural chemistry and biology. In this book the authors provide a critical assessment on this interesting and occasionally controversial interaction type.
