Cooperativity in hydrogen bonding has been repeatedly
invoked in the literature. Very often a distinction
is
made between the association constant for the “dimer” formation and
the corresponding constant for the
formation of association complexes beyond dimer. This work
examines this cooperativity hypothesis and
proposes a straightforward manner of integrating it in the framework of
the lattice-fluid hydrogen-bonding
(LFHB) equation-of-state model. This integration is done without
altering the basic rationale of the LFHB
model for the enumeration of hydrogen bond configurations for the
self-association and cross-association in
the system. The model can accommodate hydrogen bond cooperativity
in complex systems, even polymer
mixtures forming three-dimensional networks of hydrogen bonds, and
permits its study over an extended
range of temperatures and pressures. As additional examples of the
applicability of the method, the formation
of cyclic associates and of intramolecular hydrogen bonds is also
examined.