Abstract:
Detailed analysis of the charge density distribution function in the crystal of L-nitroarginine with two crystallographycally distinct molecules using Richard Bader's ‘Atoms in Molecules’ theory demonstrated the strengthening of hydrogen bonds owing to cooperativity effects and revealed the role of H-bonding in charge transfer in a structurally frustrated system.
Keywords:X-ray diffraction, L-nitroarginine, hydrogen bonding, intermolecular interactions, charge density distribution.