Abstract
The hydrogen bonding characteristics of water clusters (H2O)n (n=14-17) are investigated by using Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM). The stabilities of the water clusters are related to the strength and number of hydrogen bonding. The strength of hydrogen bonding is primarily concerned with the characteristic of the donor molecule. The electron densities of bonding critical points of hydrogen bonding formed by DAA, DDAA and DDA molecule as hydrogen-donor (H-donor) are about 0.045 a.u., 0.035 a.u. and 0.025 a.u. respectively. The strength of hydrogen bonding formed by DAA as H-donor is the strongest, and that formed by DDA as H-donor is the weakest. The strength of hydrogen bonding in pentagonal rings is stronger than that in the cubes.
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