ABSTRACT
Abstract The new model of the dissolution mechanism of hydrophobic molecules in water proposed earlier is confirmed by using benzene as an optical probe and a model for molecular mechanics calculations. The synergistic autocorrelation of dispersive interactions of hydrophobic molecules with water resulting in self-assembly of supramolecular nanoparticles is demonstrated. The significant role of the aqueous surface in self-assembly of hydrate capsules containing hydrophobic molecules is discussed. The physical entity of Ostwald’s phenomenological equation is revealed.
