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. 1990 Apr 1:46 ( Pt 2):256-62.
doi: 10.1107/s0108768189012929.

Graph-set analysis of hydrogen-bond patterns in organic crystals

M C Etter  1 , J C MacDonald, J Bernstein
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Graph-set analysis of hydrogen-bond patterns in organic crystals

M C Etter et al. Acta Crystallogr B. .

Abstract

A method is presented based on graph theory for categorizing hydrogen-bond motifs in such a way that complex hydrogen-bond patterns can be disentangled, or decoded, systematically and consistently. This method is based on viewing hydrogen-bond patterns topologically as if they were intertwined nets with molecules as the nodes and hydrogen bonds as the lines. Surprisingly, very few parameters are needed to define the hydrogen-bond motifs comprising these networks. The methods for making these assignments, and examples of their chemical utility are given.

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