ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 47, Number 2
JKCSEZ 47(2)
April 20, 2003 

Density Functional Theory(DFT) calculations are performed to estimate the hydrogen bonding interaction energies in pyridine-water and amino-substituted pyridine-water complexes. Some equilibrium properties are also obtained for these complexes at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVDZ level. It is shown that the amino substitution increases the proton affinity of pyridine and stabilizes the hydrogen bond. The degree of stabilization upon formation of the complex varies with the number and the position of the amino groups.