Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2008-01-07
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
4 pages, twocolumn, revtex
Scientific paper
We report results of molecular dynamics simulations characterizing the solvation and interaction of small apolar particles such as methane and Xenon in imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs). The simulations are able to reproduce semi-quantitatively the anomalous temperature dependence of the solubility of apolar particles in the infinite dilution regime. We observe that the ``solvophobic solvation'' of small apolar particles in ILs is governed by compensating entropic and enthalpic contributions, very much like the hydrophobic hydration of small apolar particles in liquid water. In addition, our simulations clearly indicate that the solvent mediated interaction of apolar particles dissolved in ILs is similarly driven by compensating enthalpic/entropic contributions, making the ``solvophobic interaction'' thermodynamically analogous to the hydrophobic interaction.
Koeddermann Thorsten
Ludwig Ralf
Paschek Dietmar
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