Relative Strengths of the OH⋅⋅⋅Cl and OH⋅⋅⋅F Hydrogen Bonds

Abstract

Which bond goes where? The observed conformer of H2O⋅⋅⋅ClFCH2 displays one OH⋅⋅⋅Cl and two weak CH⋅⋅⋅O hydrogen-bonding interactions. The dissociation energy of this conformer is estimated to be 8.5 kJ mol−1 from the centrifugal distortion effects.