ABSTRACT
Solvation (see Section 1.2) is regarded here in its broadest sense, that is, the molecular interactions that take place in a (liquid) condensed phase that go beyond the geometric proximity of the molecules of the two components dictated by the density. These interactions may be limited to van der Waals forces or may include dipole–dipole or dipole–induced dipole (or more generally, multipole) interactions, hydrogen bonding, and donation of electron density to empty molecular orbitals (donor–acceptor interactions).
