A simple diabatic two-state Hamiltonian is considered which describes hydrogen bonding and proton transfer between a donor (D) and an acceptor (A), including different classes of bonds (weak, low-barrier, and strong). The independent variables are the distance R and the difference in proton affinity between the donor and acceptor. With only two free parameters the model Hamiltonian gives a quantitative description of experimental data from a wide range of molecular complexes exhibiting correlations between R and and binding energies, D-H bond lengths, and the frequencies of D-H stretch and bend vibrations. The UV photo-dissociation of strong H-bonded complexes via an excited electronic state with an exalted vibrational frequency is predicted. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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McKenzie, R. H. (2012). A diabatic state model for donor-hydrogen vibrational frequency shifts in hydrogen bonded complexes. Chemical Physics Letters, 535, 196–200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2012.03.064
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