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The Effects of Dissolved Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Groups on Water Structure

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In this work, Raman spectroscopy is employed to investigate the effects of hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups on water structure. In aqueous methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol solutions, the addition of methylic groups (-CH3) raises the intensity ratio of the 3430 cm−1 sub-band to the 3220 cm−1 peak, and also increases the intensity of free OH vibrations. From our recent studies, this means that the increase of hydrophobic groups raises the ratio of DA (single donor-single acceptor) to DDAA (double donor-double acceptor) hydrogen bonding. Additionally, increasing the hydrophilic groups (–OH) as 1-propanol, 1,2-propanediol and 1,2,3-propanetriol solutions, also increases the ratio of DA to DDAA structural motifs, but decreases the free OH vibrations. The results of this study do not support the “iceberg” model of hydrophobic effects. Additionally, the dissolved hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups may have different effects on free OH vibrations.

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The reviewers and editor are greatly appreciated for providing good suggestions to revise the paper. This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41773050).

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Sun, Q. The Effects of Dissolved Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Groups on Water Structure. J Solution Chem 49, 1473–1484 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-020-01035-6

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