Structure and dynamics of monohydroxy alcohols-Milestones towards their microscopic understanding, 100 years after Debye

Roland Böhmer; Catalin Gainaru; Ranko Richert

doi:10.1016/j.physrep.2014.07.005

Structure and dynamics of monohydroxy alcohols-Milestones towards their microscopic understanding, 100 years after Debye

Roland Böhmer, Catalin Gainaru, Ranko Richert

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Abstract

In 1913 Debye devised a relaxation model for application to the dielectric properties of water and alcohols. These hydrogen-bonded liquids continue to be studied extensively because they are vital for biophysical processes, of fundamental importance as solvents in industrial processes, and in every-day use. Nevertheless, the way to a microscopic understanding of their properties has been beset with apparently conflicting observations and conceptual difficulties. Much of this remains true for water, but fortunately the situation for monohydroxy alcohols is different. Here, with the experimental progress witnessed in recent years and with the growing recognition of the importance of specific supramolecular structures, a coherent microscopic understanding of the structure and dynamics of these hydrogen-bonded liquids is within reach.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	125-195
Number of pages	71
Journal	Physics Reports
Volume	545
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physrep.2014.07.005
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

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We thank the numerous scientists whom we had or have the pleasure to work with on monohydroxy alcohols. These include Stefan Bauer, S. Peter Bierwirth, Thomas Büning, Burkhard Geil, Tarek El Goresy, Christina Lederle, Wolf Hiller, Sebastian Schildmann, Christian Sternemann, Hans-Jürgen Weber, Hendrik Wittkamp, Metin Tolan, and Eugen Vynokur from Dortmund; as well as Thorleif Berger, Christian Hansen, Wei Huang, Subarna Samanta, Lokendra P. Singh, Li-Min Wang, and Hauke Wendt from Tempe/Mainz. Herbert Zimmermann from the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg is cordially thanked for providing isotope labeled substances. This project benefited much also from productive cooperation and discussions with Christiane Alba-Simionesco, Jeppe Dyre, Tina Hecksher, Hans-Heinrich Limbach, Peter Lunkenheimer, Alois Loidl, Aleksandar Matic, Johan Mattsson, Stefan Pawlus, Marian Paluch, Andreas Reiser, Ernst Rössler, Christoph Schick, Per Sillrén, Michael Vogel, Li-Min Wang, Herman Weingärtner, and Manfred Wilhelm. Furthermore, numerous colleagues are thanked for sending us high-quality figures from their work for reproduction in this article. Work done in Dortmund is generously supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft under Grant Nos. BO1301/8-1 and BO1301/8-2 which is gratefully acknowledged. The material based upon work at Tempe is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CHE 1026124 (International Collaboration in Chemistry).

Funders	Funder number
National Science Foundation	CHE 1026124
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft	BO1301/8-2, BO1301/8-1

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Monohydroxy alcohols
Review
Structure and dynamics

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