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ArticleScientific reports2022

Structural and dynamic properties of eutectic mixtures based on menthol and fatty acids derived from coconut oil: a MD simulation study.

Samaneh Barani Pour, Jaber Jahanbin Sardroodi, Alireza Rastkar Ebrahimzadeh, Mohammad Sadegh Avestan

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Samaneh Barani PourMolecular Simulation Lab, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.
Jaber Jahanbin SardroodiMolecular Simulation Lab, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran. jsardroodi@azaruniv.ac.ir.
Alireza Rastkar EbrahimzadehMolecular Simulation Lab, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.
Mohammad Sadegh AvestanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA.
Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University · IRUniversity of Cincinnati · US

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Abstract

The structural and dynamical properties of the binary mixture of Menthol (MEN) and Fatty acids (FAs) were investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. To this end, the relationship between the structural and dynamical properties of the eutectic mixtures of MEN and FAs with different molar percentages of FAs are studied. Structural properties of the eutectic mixtures were characterized by calculating the combined distribution functions (CDFs), radial distribution functions (RDFs), angular distribution functions (ADFs), hydrogen bonding networks, and spatial distribution functions (SDF). Additionally, our Results indicated robust interactions between menthol and Caprylic acid molecules Finally, the transport properties of the mixtures were investigated using the mean square displacement (MSD) of the centers of mass of the species, self-diffusion coefficients and vector reorientation dynamics (VRD) of bonds. Overall, our simulation results indicated that intermolecular interactions have a significant effect on the dynamic properties of species.

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Fatty AcidsMentholCoconut OilHumansHydrogen BondingMolecular Dynamics SimulationCoconut OilFatty AcidsMenthol

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