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Cover Picture: A New Type of Supramolecular Fluid Based on H 2 O–Alkylammonium/Phosphonium Solutions (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 14/2021)
Author(s) -
LópezBueno Carlos,
HerrerosLucas Carlos,
SuárezRodríguez Manuel,
Bittermann Marius R.,
Amigo Alfredo,
Woutersen Sander,
GiménezLópez María,
Rivadulla Francisco
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202101420
Subject(s) - phosphonium , solvation , chemistry , molecule , supramolecular chemistry , polar , hydrocarbon , chemical engineering , cover (algebra) , organic chemistry , physics , astronomy , engineering , mechanical engineering
The dynamic structure of liquid water can be disrupted by the presence of non‐polar organic molecules, in a process known as hydrophobic solvation. Maria Giménez‐López, Francisco Rivadulla et al. demonstrate in their Communication on page 7540 that the particular orientation of hydrocarbon chains in tetraalkylammonium and phosphonium salts induces a peculiar structure of water molecules different from the bulk, changing its physicochemical properties.