“…As a point of reference, we first consider a series taken to represent pure London dispersion, ionic, and covalent interactions, namely, Ne 2 , NaF, and F 2 , for which the approximate values of D e are 0.3, 477, and 160 kJ mol -1 , respectively [105]. On the other hand, the range of binding strength for the hydrogen bond can be illustrated neatly by considering the closely related, isoelectronic series NeؒؒؒHF [87], HFؒؒؒHF [108], H 2 OؒؒؒHF [107], and (FؒؒؒHؒؒؒF) − [106], for which the D e values are 1, 19, 43, and 167 kJ mol -1 , respectively. Although it is debatable whether there is a hydrogen bond in NeؒؒؒHF because HF is almost freely rotating, H spends more time in the region between Ne and F (and as pointed out earlier more so for NeؒؒؒDF), and for the present purpose NeؒؒؒHF can be considered the limit of a weak hydrogen bond.…”