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1. N Alkanes

   Linked via "clathrate-like cages"

   Thermodynamic Role: The Hydrophobic Effect
   N-alkanes are the quintessential non-polar solute used to probe the hydrophobic interaction in aqueous systems. The unfavorable partitioning of n-alkanes into water is not merely due to the absence of favorable solute-solvent interactions (like hydrogen bonding), but is actively driven by the water molecules organizing themselves into highly structured, low-entropy clathrate-like cages around the hydrocarbon m…