Cited by the 2008 Fernandez single-molecule D2O paper. Sheu SY, Schlag EW, Selzle HL, Yang DY. "... Furthermore, water produces a very large change in the entropy of activation due to the hydrogen bond breakage, which affects the rate by as much as 2 orders of magnitude. We also observe that there is an entire ensemble of H-bond structures, rather than a single transition state, all of which contribute to this H-bond. Here the model is tested by changing to D2O as the surrounding medium resulting in a substantial solvent isotope effect. This demonstrates the important influence of the environment on the individual hydrogen bond."
- Steve Koch