Biphenol and thiourea catalysts make use of this phenomenon to activate imines and carbonyls.
Biphenol and thiourea catalysts make use of this phenomenon to activate imines and carbonyls. Solvents such as DMSO and THF do not participate in this phenomenon and thus do not solvate anions-that is because they lack its namesake "donors." This phenomenon occurs between the i and i+4 positions in an alpha helix and links together the base pairs of DNA. This phenomenon, which explains the high boiling point of water, is a special case of dipole-dipole interactions where one atom is bonded to a nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine. For 10 points, name this intermolecular force involving a namesake element.
Biphenol and thiourea catalysts make use of this phenomenon to activate imines and carbonyls.
hydrogen bonding [prompt on "dipole-dipole" interactions before mention]