A hydrogen bond 1 forms between an electronegative atom (the acceptor) and a hydrogen atom covalently bound to another electronegative atom (the donor). Hydrogen bonds are of key importance in ...

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 ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Hydrogen bond base pairing forces are essential for the mechanisms associated with DNA stability. Despite attracting great research attention, this fundamental interaction has ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Scientists have just seen for the first time one of the most important physical interactions in our world — the special type of bond called the ...