Abstract
This article is a thorough critique of some recent publications by Matteoli, Lepori, Ruckenstein and others who suggested a correction to the Kirkwood-Buff integrals to obtain "better" information on the molecular interactions. It is shown that the suggested "corrected" Kirkwood-Buff integrals are, in fact, less informative than the original integrals. A detailed and critical examination of the arguments that led to the suggested correction reveals some serious flaws. Therefore, it is argued that the corrected Kirkwood-Buff integrals should be "recorrected" to restore their original definition and meaning.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2896-2902 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry B |
Volume | 111 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 22 Mar 2007 |