In the title compound, C(17)H(18)N(4)O(5)·2C(3)H(7)NO, two solvent mol-ecules are linked to the main mol-ecule via N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a hydrogen-bonded trimer. Intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds influence the mol-ecular conformation of the main mol-ecule, and the two benzene rings form a dihedral angle of 10.55 (18)°. In the crystal, inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds l...

Trp-Trp pairs have emerged as a successful strategy for β-hairpin stabilization. Using loop 3 of Vammin as a template, we experimentally demonstrate that the contribution of Trp-Trp pairs to β-hairpin stability depends on β-sheet periodicity, that is, they are stabilising at non-hydrogen-bonded sites, but not at hydrogen-bonded positions.

We describe hydrogen-bonded dimers of catechol that act collectively as a single template to direct an intermolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition in the solid state. The directed reactivity involves discrete, six-component hydrogen-bonded assemblies and a photoreaction that occurs stereoselectively and in quantitative yield.

This is the first report of experimental observations of depletion interactions in solutions of a (hydrogen-bonded) reversible supramolecular polymer. Depletion forces were measured directly by colloidal probe atomic force microscopy. The range of the depletion force is consistent with existing independent experimental data. The interaction can be tuned by adding monofunctional chain stoppers t...

X-ray absorption spectroscopy and x-ray Raman scattering were used to probe the molecular arrangement in the first coordination shell of liquid water. The local structure is characterized by comparison with bulk and surface of ordinary hexagonal ice Ih and with calculated spectra. Most molecules in liquid water are in two hydrogen-bonded configurations with one strong donor and one strong accep...

The mol-ecule of buthalital, (I) [systematic name: 5-(2-methyl-prop-yl)-5-(prop-2-en-1-yl)-2-sulfanyl-idene-1,3-diazinane-4,6-dione], C11H16N2O2S, exhibits a planar pyrimidine ring, whereas the pyrimidine ring of methitural, (II) [systematic name: 5-(1-methyl-but-yl)-5-[2-(methyl-sulfan-yl)eth-yl]-2-sulfanyl-idene-1,3-diazinane-4,6-dione], C12H20N2O2S2, is slightly puckered. (I) and (II) contai...

We present the first femtosecond soft x-ray spectroscopy in liquids, enabling the observation of changes in hydrogen bond structures in water via core-hole excitation. The oxygen K-edge of vibrationally excited water is probed with femtosecond soft x-ray pulses, exploiting the relation between different water structures and distinct x-ray spectral features. After excitation of the intramolecula...

A novel series of double hydrogen bonded liquid crystals have been isolated. Hydrogen bond was formed between non mesogen chiral ingredient levo tartaric acid (LTA) and mesogenic undecyloxy benzoic acids (11BA) Thermal and electrical properties exhibited by levo tartaric acid and undecyloxy benzoic acid (LTA+11BA) were discussed. Interesting feature of the present investigation was observation ...

We study discrete topological solitary waves (kinks and antikinks) in two nonlinear diatomic chain models that describe the collective dynamics of proton transfers in one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded networks. The essential ingredients of the models are (i) a realistic (anharmonic) ion-proton interaction in the hydrogen bond, (ii) a harmonic coupling between the protons in adjacent hydrogen bond...