The traditional method of analyzing solution structuring properties of solutes using atom–atom radial distribution functions (rdfs) can give rise to misleading interpretations when the volume occupied by the solute is ignored. It is shown by using the examples of O(4) in α- and β-D-allose that a more reliable interpretation of rdfs can be obtained by normalising the rdf using the available volume, rather than the traditional volume of a spherical shell.
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