Issue 9, 2002

Is xenon an “ennobled” alkane?

Abstract

Recent studies on liquid mixtures involving xenon and the light n-alkanes have revealed that, in many ways, xenon behaves like a member of the n-alkane family. The observed behaviour can be interpreted at the molecular level in terms of size and intermolecular potential. In this work the extension of this analogy to other microscopic and macroscopic properties is discussed. Furthermore, this behaviour is confirmed by the anaesthetic power of xenon relatively to those of the n-alkanes. We believe that this result might contribute to a better understanding of the mechanism of anaesthesia at the molecular level.

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Oct 2001
Accepted
14 Jan 2002
First published
26 Mar 2002

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2002,4, 1618-1621

Is xenon an “ennobled” alkane?

E. J. M. Filipe, L. M. B. Dias, J. C. G. Calado, C. McCabe and G. Jackson, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2002, 4, 1618 DOI: 10.1039/B109165B

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