Modern Chemistry & Applications

Non-Covalent Interactions Induce Rotational Organic Semiconductors

Nicholas Ferreira^* Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroon
^*Correspondence: Nicholas Ferreira, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroon, Email:

Received: 04-Feb-2022, Manuscript No. MCA-22- 15994; Editor assigned: 07-Feb-2022, Pre QC No. MCA-22- 15994 (PQ); Reviewed: 21-Feb-2022, QC No. MCA-22- 15994; Revised: 24-Feb-2022, Manuscript No. MCA-22- 15994 (R); Published: 03-Mar-2022, DOI: 10.35248/2329-6798-22.10.339

About the Study

Non-covalent interaction differs from a covalent bond in that it does not involve the sharing of electrons, but rather involves more dispersed variations of electromagnetic interactions between molecules. The chemical energy released in the formation of non-covalent interactions is usually on the order of 1–5 kcal/ mole. It can be classified into different categories, which include electrostatic and hydrophobic effects.

Non-covalent interactions are critical in maintaining the 3-dimensional structure of large molecules, which includes proteins and nucleic acids. In addition, they are also involved in many organic techniques in which large molecules bind specifically but transiently to one another properties section of the DNA page. These interactions also heavily influence drug design and materials design specifically for self-assembly, the synthesis of many organic molecules. Intermolecular forces are non-covalent interactions that occur between different molecules, rather than between different atoms of the same molecule.

It is the dominant type of bonding in molecular chemistry. These non-covalent interactions consist of: ionic bonds, hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonds, i.e. there are 4 commonly mentioned fundamental non-covalent bond types. They consist of electrostatic interactions, hydrogen bonds, van der Waals interactions, and hydrophobic interactions. There are 3 principle varieties of non- covalent forces: ionic and hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonds. The key difference between covalent bonds and non- covalent bonds is that covalent bonds form when atoms share their electrons with each other whereas non-covalent bonds form either by completely exchanging electrons between atoms. Hydrogen and Ionic bond are non-covalent interactions, whereas, disulfide and peptide bonds are covalent interactions. Hence, the option given the only option that contains only non-covalent interactions is hydrogen bond and Ionic bond. These interactions are the result of dipole-dipole interactions formed through transient in homogeneities in the electrons within a molecule. Involved the weak sharing of an electron pair between a hydrogen atom and another atom.

Ionic interactions contain the attraction of molecules with complete permanent charges of opposite signs. For example, sodium fluoride involves the attraction of the effective charge on Na⁺ (sodium) with the negative charge on fluoride. However, this specific interaction is easily broken upon addition to water. In water ion pairing is mostly entropy driven; a single salt bridge commonly amounts to an attraction value at intermediate ion energy I, at I close to 0 the value will increase to approximately 8 kJ/ mol. The ΔG values are usually additive and largely independent of the nature of the participating ions, except for transition metallic ions etc.

These interactions can also be seen in molecules or ions with a localized charge on a particular atom. For example, the overall negative charge associated with ethoxide, the conjugate base of ethanol, is most commonly accompanied through the effective charge of an alkali metallic salt which includes the sodium cation (Na⁺). A hydrogen bond (H-bond) is a specific kind of interaction that includes dipole–dipole attraction between a partially positive hydrogen atom and a highly electro negative, partially terrible oxygen, nitrogen, fluorine atom. It is not a covalent bond, but instead is classified as a strong non-covalent interaction. Non- covalent interaction is responsible for why water is a liquid at room temperature and not a gas given water’s low molecular weight.