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High level ab initio calculations have been carried out on a number of intr
amolecular two- and three-center H-bonding structures containing the amide
motif, NHC=O. These structures serve as model systems for probing the stabi
lity of intramolecular three-center H bonds of the type A(1)HA(2). Particul
ar attention is given to cooperative effects in the three-center H-bonding
structures. A systematic assessment of cooperativity for intramolecular H-b
onding systems is presented. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.