Ethylene glycol (EG), a small diol notable for its antifreeze and solvent properties, exhibits unique dynamical behaviour due to its extensive hydrogen-bond network. The interplay of its molecular ...

Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling, Ph.D., predicted in 1939 that hydrogen bonding would prove to be more significant in the field of biology than any other type of chemical bond. His prediction has been ...

Textbooks currently define a hydrogen bond as a weak electrostatic interaction that forms between a lone pair of electrons on an electronegative atom and a hydrogen atom bonded to another strongly ...

WITHOUT them, life as we know it could not exist, yet the exact definition of the hydrogen bond – credited with keeping water liquid and giving DNA its signature helical shape – has always been fuzzy.

The latest short science news items from C&EN. Open an introductory chemistry textbook. What is a covalent bond? A covalent bond occurs when atoms share electrons in a molecule. What is a hydrogen ...

Hydrogen-bonding pairing regulates protein-ligand affinity; helps improve drug design. Infections with bacterium Clostridium difficile have rapidly become a significant medical problem in hospitals ...

Chemistry students the world over are familiar with covalent bonds and hydrogen bonds. Now a study has revealed a strange variety of bond that acts like a hybrid of the two. Its properties raise ...