Family-independent relationships between computed molecular surface quantities and solute hydrogen bond acidity/basicity and solute-induced methanol O–H infrared frequency shifts

Abstract

Family-independent relationships between computed molecular surface properties and solute hydrogen bond acidity/basicity and solute-induced methanol O–H infrared frequency shifts are presented. The molecular surface quantities, computed at the ab initio HF/6-31G* level, are primarily related to the electrostatic potential of the molecule, but also include the average local ionization energy on its surface. Keywords: hydrogen bond acidity/basicity, O–H frequency shifts, molecular electrostatic potential.