The structure and the hydrogen bonding in the systems
formed by the intramolecularly H-bonded systems, namely, maltol (3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-pyrone),
5, 2,4,6-trinitrophenol,
6, acetylacetone enol,
7, with Lewis bases, phosgene,
8, dioxane,
9, and DMSO,
10, have been studied by density
functional theory (B3LYP) and MP2 using the 6-311G* basis set. The continuum solvent e
ffect was simulated by IEF-PCM model. The hydrogen bond analysis using the atoms in molecules (AIM) method was applied by using the MP2(
full)/6-311++G** electron density to establish the nature o
f the bi
furcate hydrogen bond (BHB) in these systems as well as contributory
factors
for its stabilization. The nature o
f interaction in the intermolecular H-complexes
formed by compounds
5−
7 with the Lewis bases
8−
10 was shown to depend on the strength o
f the intramolecular hydrogen bond O···H and the strength o
f the base. The critical values o
f the C
f">O···H and N
f">O···H angles
for which the
formation o
f BHB is possible, have been determined.