“Noncovalent Interaction”: A Chemical Misnomer That Inhibits Proper Understanding of Hydrogen Bonding, Rotation Barriers, and Other Topics
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules28093776
Abstract: We discuss the problematic terminology of “noncovalent interactions” as commonly applied to hydrogen bonds, rotation barriers, steric repulsions, and other stereoelectronic phenomena. Although categorization as “noncovalent” seems to justify classical-type pedagogical rationalizations, we show that… read more here.
Keywords: rotation barriers; noncovalent interaction; interaction chemical;