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Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
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Chapter 26, Problem 26.2P
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The term hydrophobic has to be defined.

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  • Hydrophobic means repelling of water molecules. Hydrophobic molecules are insoluble in water and non-polar in nature.
  • Due to its non-solvation, hydrophobic molecules aggregate in polar solvents like water.
  • This aggregation of hydrophobic molecules leads to membrane formation, surfactant action, protein folding, and protein-protein recognition.

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