How solvent molecules cooperate in reactions Date: October 6, 2016 Source: Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum Summary: Molecules from the solvent environment that at first glance seem to be uninvolved can ...

When asked to think of a chemical reaction, you might picture bubbling liquids in a beaker, or maybe applying heat to a ...

In a new study focusing on that scenario, researchers find that organic solvent molecules can bind to the surfaces of metal nanoparticles and spontaneously form species that mediate redox ...

Photochemical reactions in solution often proceed via competing reaction pathways comprising intermediates that capture a solvent molecule. A disclosure of the underlying reaction mechanisms is ...

According to the UB researchers, solvent molecules surrounding Lewis acid-base complexes can significantly affect the strength of chemical bonds within that complex. Lewis acids are molecules that act ...

Additionally, solutes will be more soluble if the molecules in the solute are smaller than the ones in the solvent. This is because it is more difficult for solvent molecules to surround bigger ...

The discovery itself is simple and fundamental, but the applications stretch far and wide into astrophysics and quantum ...

The result is a tea–sugar solution in which individual sugar molecules become uniformly distributed in the tea. ... the water (solvent) molecules are attracted to the sugar (solute) molecules.

Increased molecular motion causes more solvent molecules to contact solute molecules and pull on them with more force, usually resulting in more dissolving. Since different substances are made from ...

Molecules from the solvent environment that at first glance seem to be uninvolved can be essential for chemical reactions. This has been shown by researchers studying the formation of an ether in ...