The hydrogen bond and the water molecule : the physics and chemistry of water, aqueous and bio-media

Part I: The Hydrogen Bond Chapter 1. The hydrogen bond: formation, thermodynamic properties, classification Chapter 2. Geometrical properties of H-bonds and H-bonded organized supramolecular structures Chapter 3. Methods to observe and describe H-bonds Calorimetry Chapter 4. Infrared spectroscopy of H-bonded systems: experimental point of view Chapter 5. Infrared spectroscopy of H-bonded systems: theoretical descriptions Chapter 6. Reactivity of H-bonds: transfers of protons and of H-atoms Chapter 7. H/D isotopic substitution in H-bonds Part II: The Water Molecule Chapter 8. The H2O molecule in water vapour and ice Chapter 9. The H2O molecule in liquid water Chapter 10. The water molecule in (bio)macromolecules Chapter 11. Observing the water molecule Part III: General Conclusion Chapter 12. Conclusion: the H-bond, the water molecule and life