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The hydrogen bond plays a critical role in diverse biological phenomena. Although discovered 90 years ago, the precise chemical nature of this unique interaction has remained in dispute. A recent Compton-scattering experiment, however, strongly supports a partially covalent picture of the hydrogen bond.
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The authors would like to thank E. Isaacs for commenting on an early draft of this manuscript, as well as K. Longenecker for assistance.
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Martin, T., Derewenda, Z. The name is bond — H bond. Nat Struct Mol Biol 6, 403–406 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/8195
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