Effect of the solute-solvent interface on small-angle neutron scattering from organic solutions of short alkyl chain molecules as revealed by molecular dynamics simulation

The method of classical molecular dynamics simulation is used for modeling the experimental small-angle neutron scattering from saturated monocarboxylic acids with short chain lengths in deuterated decalin solutions. It is shown that a specific organization of the solvent molecules in the solute-solvent interface area has a significant effect on the scattering.