Publications by authors named "Kota Shibuta"
J Phys Chem B
August 2021
Article Synopsis
- The solubility of hydrophobic solutes in water is influenced by pressure and relates to volume changes during hydrophobic hydration, which are affected by differences in the van der Waals volume between the solute and water.
- Studies showed that while benzene, fluorobenzene, and chlorobenzene had negative volume changes, bromobenzene and iodobenzene exhibited positive volume changes.
- The findings indicate that the hydration behavior of bromobenzene and iodobenzene does not align with typical patterns for hydrophobic solutes, suggesting that their bulky bromine and iodine groups alter the hydration structure and cause increased water depletion around these solutes.
