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DFT study of three-centered hydrogen bond in DNA base pairs.

Chiu Lai Fan. / Thesis submitted in: December 2004. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [74-77]). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT (ENGLISH) --- p.iii / ABSTRACT (CHINESE) --- p.v / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.vi / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.ix / LIST OF TABLES --- p.xi / LIST OF SYMBOLS --- p.xiii / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- The nature of hydrogen bonding interactions --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Evidences of hydrogen bonding interactions --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4 --- Three-centered hydrogen bond --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Literature review of three-centered H-bonds --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Review of three-centered H-bonds characterization --- p.8 / Chapter 1.5 --- Cooperative effect --- p.12 / Chapter 1.6 --- Scope of thesis --- p.13 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- THEORY AND METHODOLOGY --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2 --- Theory --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Density Functional Theory (DFT) --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Natural Bonding Orbital Theory (NBO) --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Spin-Spin coupling constants --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Wiberg Bond Index --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3 --- Methodology --- p.25 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1 --- The nature of three-centered hydrogen bond interaction --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Geometries --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Natural bond orbital analysis - Donor-acceptor interactions --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Spin-Spin coupling across the hydrogen bonds --- p.46 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Wiberg bond index --- p.51 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- Proton transfer -Hydrogen bond strengths on the effect of remote proton transfer --- p.53 / Chapter 3.1.6 --- Cooperactive character in hydrogen bonding clusters --- p.65 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- CONCLUSING REMARKS --- p.71 / REFERENCES / APPENDIX

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325358
Date January 2005
ContributorsChiu, Lai Fan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Chemistry.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xiii, 73, [8] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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