Molecular dynamics study of the hydration of Lennard‐Jones solutes

In order to clarify the nature of hydrophobic interactions in water, we have used the molecular dynamics simulation method to study a system comprising two Lennard‐Jones solute particles and 214 water molecules. Although the solutes were placed initially in contact, forces in the system drive them slightly apart to permit formation of vertex‐sharing solvent ’’cages.’’ Definite orientational preferences have been observed for water molecules in the first solvation layer around the Lennard‐Jones solutes; these preferences are loosely reminiscent of structure in clathrates. Nevertheless, substantial local disorder is obviously present. The dynamical data show that translational and rotational motions of solvation–sheath water molecules are perceptibly slower (by at least 20%) than those in pure bulk water.

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