Intermolecular Forces: From Atoms and Molecules to Nanostructures.

The importance of intermolecular forces in the ionic polymerization process on large clusters of acetylene molecules to form polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been studied by Molina and Stein [[9]]. Furthermore, the calculated SAPT interaction energies had a good correlation with the experimentally measured melting points for these MILs, suggesting that the SAPT interaction energy could be used to predict melting points. Intermolecular forces, determined by the critical balance of interacting components having physical and chemical natures, control most of the static and dynamic properties of matter such as their existence in solid, liquid and gaseous phases, with their relative stability, and their chemical reactivity. [Extracted from the article]