Structural properties of pure simple alcohols from ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, to hexanol: Comparing Monte Carlo simulations with experimental SAXS data

The configurational-bias Monte Carlo (MC) simulations and the small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) data are used together to analyze the structural properties of various pure simple alcohols, including ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol and hexanol. The study provides an insight in the binary and ternary microemulsion systems of the nonionic surfactant, which can be further employed to examine the structure of various alcohol-rich alcohol/water mixtures.