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Intermolecular
or
intramolecular
interaction between molecules or groups having a permanent
electric dipole moment
. The strength of the interaction depends on the distance and relative orientation of the dipoles. The term applies also to
intramolecular
interactions between bonds having permanent dipole moments.
See also:
van der Waals forces
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1106 [Terms] [Paper]