Microheterogeneity and Single-Molecule Mixture Science: An Introduction

TL;DR

This paper introduces the concept of microheterogeneity and single-molecule mixtures, discussing their significance in microscopic systems and proposing a new perspective inspired by the 'chemical space' concept.

Contribution

It provides a detailed discussion on microheterogeneity and introduces the novel idea of single-molecule mixtures, expanding understanding of molecular system complexity.

Findings

Microheterogeneity is prevalent in various microscopic systems.

The concept of single-molecule mixture offers new insights into molecular diversity.

The study bridges natural properties with synthetic molecular system design.

Abstract

Microheterogeneity, as a fundamental natural property, is widely presented in a range of microscopic systems such as polymer systems, biomacromolecular systems, and nanosystems, however, the construction of molecular systems of this form has not yet been realized at the level of organic molecules with well-defined structural compositions. Inspired by the "chemical space" concept, I recently reported a study of the single molecule mixture state, In this preprint, a detailed discussion of microheterogeneity and the concept of "single-molecule mixture" has been provided.