Abstract
Abstract The micro-heterogeneous structure of neat and aqueous propylamine is examined through computer simulations. Neat propylamine is found to have a pre-peak in the nitrogen-nitrogen structure factor, due to the presence of branched chain-like aminogen clusters. Aqueous propylamine mixtures are found to be micro-segregated at all amine concentrations. Both the water-water and the amine nitrogen-nitrogen structure factors show the caracteristic domain pre-peaks in their respective moderate to high contents. The amine cluster pre-peak, still visible at high amine content, disappears into the domain pre-peak at lower amine contents. Interestingly, water domains form linears clusters for water concentrations below equimolar. We discuss the specificity the amine brings to the nature of the water clustering as compared with other type of solutes. In particular, we find that the Kirkwood-Buff integrals are quasi-ideal in the amine mole fraction range 0.3
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