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Review
. 1995 Nov;2(11):709-12.
doi: 10.1016/1074-5521(95)90097-7.

Win some, lose some: enthalpy-entropy compensation in weak intermolecular interactions

J D Dunitz  1
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Review

Win some, lose some: enthalpy-entropy compensation in weak intermolecular interactions

J D Dunitz. Chem Biol. 1995 Nov.

Abstract

Enthalpy-entropy compensation is a general feature of many chemical reactions and processes in biological systems, but its origin has remained obscure. A simple thermodynamic argument suggests that enthalpy-entropy compensation is a general property of weak intermolecular interactions, and that the two contributions to the free energy should nearly balance out for a hydrogen bond at 300 K.

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