Relative Strength of Intermolecular Forces: Intermolecular forces are much weaker than intramolecular forces dispersion forces are the weakest intermolecular force (one hundredth-one thousandth the strength of a covalent bond) hydrogen bonds are the strongest intermolecular force (about one-tenth the strengt...
Accordingly, a thorough understanding of the microscopic degrees of freedom that govern their intermolecular and intramolecular interactions are useful for making predictive assertions, and interpreting observations. The work described in this thesis uses theoretical methods to examine several general aspects ...