m-4-m型Gemini表面活性剂对铂电极上亚甲蓝吸附溶出伏安行为的影响

在0.050 mol·L-1磷酸盐缓冲溶液(PBS)中(pH=6.4), 亚甲蓝(MB)在铂电极上于-0.2 V产生一对不明显的伏安峰. 当向溶液中加入阳离子型Gemini表面活性剂Br-C16H33N+(CH3)2-C4H8-N+(CH3)2C16H33Br-, Br-C12H25N+(CH3)2-C4H8-N+(CH3)2C12H25Br-或Br-C8H17N+(CH3)2-C4H8-N+(CH3)2C8H17Br-后, 亚甲蓝的氧化峰显著增高, 还原峰降低, 氧化还原峰峰电位均正移, 这和表面活性剂与MB在电极表面的协同吸附有关. 联接基团相同的Gemini表面活性剂, 其影响程度随烷基链的增长而逐渐增强. 增大表面活性剂的浓度, MB的氧化峰先升高后缓慢降低. 如当Br-C16H33N+(CH3)2-C4H8-N+(CH3)2C16H33Br-的浓度为15 μmol·L-1 时, 5 μmol·L-1 MB的氧化峰峰电流达到最大值. 此外,溶液pH值和富集电位等对MB及表面活性剂的吸附亦有影响.     

TPPS和Gemini表面活性剂的复合膜及其手性的研究

研究了一种新的gemini表面活性剂(C12H24-α,ω-(C12H25N＋(CH3)2Br－)2, （简写为C12-C12-C12）和TPPS在气液界面上形成的复合膜及其手性.实验发现,单独C12-C12-C12不能在纯水表面形成稳定的单分子膜，但当亚相中存在TPPS时，可形成稳定的单分子膜.通过水平提拉法将复合膜转移到固体基板上，发现在适当的pH值条件下，TPPS可在复合膜中形成J-聚集体，并且发现，尽管Gemini表面活性剂和TPPS 都 是非手性的，TPPS的J-聚集体表现出强烈的Cotton效应.另外，gemini表面活性剂的两个正电荷中心对TPPS的J-聚集体的手性并不能表现出协同效应.     

阳离子表面活性剂结构对两相体系长链烯烃氢甲酰化反应的影响

合成了四种季铵盐型阳离子表面活性剂，C16H33N（N2H5）3Br(十六烷基三乙基溴化铵)，C16H33N(CH3)2C12H25Br(十六烷基十二烷基二甲基溴化铵)，C22H45N(CH3)3I(二十二烷基三甲基碘化铵)和C22H45N(CH3)2C16H33Br(二十二烷基十六烷基二甲基溴化铵)，考察其在水-有机两相体系中对Rh-TPPTS催化的长链烯烃氢甲酰化反应的促进作用。结果表明，表面活性剂中疏水长链和阳离子头的变化对催化性能有重要影响，疏水长链的增长和疏水长链数目的增加、小的阳离子头均有利于加快催化反应的速度，而疏水长链对催化活性的影响更为显著。     

不同电性Gemini表面活性剂界面扩张性质

利用Langmuir槽法研究了含聚氧乙烯醚链中间链的两性Gemini表面活性剂C8E4NC12、阳离子Gemini表面活性剂C12NE3NC12和阴离子Gemini表面活性剂C8E4C8在空气/水表面和癸烷/水界面上的扩张性质,考察浓度对3种Gemini表面活性剂溶液表、界面扩张性质的影响.结果表明,由于分子间存在库仑引力,两性Gemini分子表现出较高的扩张弹性和粘性,且界面扩张性质类似于表面.对于有相同电荷Gemini分子,C8E4C8分子中的刚性苯环导致其疏水长链在表面上的取向不同于C12NE3NC12分子,两者表现出不同的表面扩张性质;而油分子能改变同电荷Gemini分子中长链烷基的取向,造成其界面扩张弹性和粘性远低于表面.提出了不同电性Gemini分子在界面排布的示意图,并利用弛豫过程的特征参数进行了验证.     

双酯基型Gemini表面活性剂的合成及其性能

以1,4-环己二醇、氯乙酰氯、长链叔胺(RN(CH_3)_2,R=10、12、14、16)为原料,合成了一系列不同长度烷基链的双酯基型Gemini表面活性剂(分别命名为C10-EG-10、C12-EG-C12、C14-EG-C14、C16-EG-C16),用FTIR、NMR(~1H、~(13)C)对中间体及产物进行了表征,并研究了表面活性剂的表面性能及抑菌能力。结果表明:在298.15K时,采用铂金环法测定了合成的4种不同长度烷基链Gemini表面活性剂的临界胶束浓度,C10-EG-C10、C12-EG-C12、C14-EG-C14、C16-EG-C16的CMC值分别为5.495、1.096、0.186、0.045 mmol·L~(-1),与传统单链季铵盐表面活性剂相比,合成的Gemini表面活性剂具有较低的CMC值。胶束化热力学参数结果表明在形成胶束过程中是自发放热的。对合成的4种表面活性剂进行了乳化性能、起泡性能和抑菌测试,C14-EG-C14表面活性剂具有很好的乳化能力;C16-EG-C16 Gemini表面活性剂具有良好的稳泡能力;C10-EG-C10表面活性剂具有良好的抑菌能力。     

阳离子碳氢/碳氟表面活性剂与中性高聚物相互作用的研究

研究了阳离子碳氢表面活性剂十二烷基三烷基溴化铵[C12H25N(CnH2n＋1)3Br, n＝1, 2, 3, 4]和阳离子碳氟表面活性剂F[CF(CF3)CF2O]2CF(CF3)CONH(CH2)3N(C2H5)2CH3I (FCI-2)分别与中性高聚物聚氧乙烯(PEO, 分子量20000)和聚氧乙烯-聚氧丙烯三嵌段共聚物[(EO)76(PO)29(EO)76, F68]的相互作用. 结果表明, 所用的碳氢阳离子表面活性剂与PEO和F68均无相互作用, 但碳氟阳离子表面活性剂FCI-2与PEO和F68均具有明显的相互作用, 而且F68与FCI-2的相互作用强于PEO与FCI-2体系. 结果也初步表明碳氟表面活性剂与高聚物的相互作用强于碳氢表面活性剂-高聚物体系.     

表面胶团修饰电极电化学测定双酚A的增敏机理及抗污性能研究

分别以2种阴离子表面活性剂(SDS、SDBS)、3种季铵盐阳离子表面活性剂(CTAB、TTAB、DTAB)和2种季铵盐型双子表面活性剂(12-3-12、12-4-12)修饰碳糊电极。通过原子力显微镜、接触角以及分析物在电极表面的电化学行为探讨了不同表面活性剂在电极表面的吸附情况,推测在浓度大于临界胶束浓度(CMC)时,季铵盐型阳离子表面活性剂CTAB、TTAB、12-3-12和12-4-12在碳糊电极表面形成了圆柱形的表面胶团,而DTAB和SDS可能是饱和单分子层吸附。以BPA为分析物,研究了表面活性剂修饰电极对BPA的电化学增敏机理,结果表明修饰电极对双酚A(BPA)的电化学增敏作用主要是因为表面胶团对BPA的增溶作用,表面活性剂和BPA间的阳离子-π作用是表面胶团增溶BPA的主要原因。     

电动势法研究蛋白质与季铵盐Gemini表面活性剂的相互作用

利用自制的季铵盐Gemini表面活性剂二溴化-N,N′-二（二甲基十二烷基）丙二铵（C12-3-C12·2Br）离子选择电极,通过电动势(EMF)法研究了C12-3-C12·2Br与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)之间的相互作用,得到了C12-3-C12·2Br在BSA大分子上结合过程的结合等温线和对应的Scatchard曲线,并通过结合能力的概念得到了结合过程的结合位点数、Hill系数及Hill结合常数。通过研究发现,C12-3-C12·2Br与BSA大分子的结合具有正的协同作用,相互结合的位点可以分为两类,第一类为主要通过静电作用结合的强结合位点,第二类为主要通过疏水作用结合的弱结合位点。     

不同模板剂作用下H6P2W18O62/TiO2的制备与微波辅助光催化

分别采用非离子表面活性剂(C3H6O·C2H4O)x(P123)和C18H37(OCH2CH2)1oOH(Brij-76)、阳离子表面活性剂C21H38CIN·H2O(CPC)和C19H42BrN(CTAB)以及阴离子表面活性剂C12H25 NaO4S(SDS)作为模板剂,通过溶胶-凝胶再结合程序升温溶剂热一步法制备了...     

DMABN测定含溴化钠或正丁醇水溶液中表面活性剂的临界胶团浓度

以对二甲氨基苯甲腈(DMABN)为探针, 测定它在含NaBr或n-C4H9OH的表面活性剂十二烷基三甲基溴化铵(C12TABr)、季铵盐Gemini表面活性剂C12-3-C12·2Br和十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)水溶液中的第二重荧光对应的强度(Ia)和特征波长(λa)对表面活性剂浓度(c)曲线. 由Ia-c曲线的转折点或λa-c曲线对应的一阶导数极小点可以获得临界胶团浓度(cmc), 扩展了DMABN探针测定表面活性剂cmc的适用性.     

Gemini表面活性剂与DNA在气/液界面上的相互作用

在气/液界面上, 阳离子表面活性剂可以通过静电作用与阴离子型的脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)分子形成复合膜, 并压缩沉积得到LB(Langmuir-Blodget)膜. 利用表面压-表面积(π-A)曲线、原子力显微镜(AFM)和石英晶体微天平(QCM)研究了阳离子Gemini表面活性剂([C₁₈H₃₇(CH₃)₂N⁺-(CH₂)_s-N⁺(CH₃)₂C₁₈H₃₇]·2Br^-, 简写为18-s-18, s=3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)与DNA(双链DNA(dsDNA), 单链DNA(ssDNA))之间的相互作用, 并对18-s-18在不同下相表面的分子面积进行了比较. 实验结果表明连接基团和下相的DNA对Gemini表面活性剂在气/液界面上的性质有很大影响. 此外, Gemini表面活性剂在界面上对DNA的吸附能力与它们之间的相互作用方式密切相关.     

Cube-type nitrido complexes containing titanium and zinc/copper

Several azaheterometallocubane complexes containing [MTi3N4] cores have been prepared by the reaction of [{Ti(eta5-C5Me5)(mu-NH)}3(mu3-N)] (1) with zinc(II) and copper(I) derivatives. The treatment of 1 with zinc dichloride in toluene at room temperature produces the adduct [Cl2Zn{(mu3-NH)3Ti3(eta5-C5Me5)3(mu3-N)}] (2). Attempts to crystallize 2 in dichloromethane gave yellow crystals of the ammonia adduct [(H3N)Cl2Zn{(mu3-NH)Ti3(eta5-C5Me5)3(mu-NH)2(mu3-N)}] (3). The analogous reaction of 1 with alkyl, (trimethylsilyl)cyclopentadienyl, or amido zinc complexes [ZnR2] leads to the cube-type derivatives [RZn{(mu3-N)(mu3-NH)2Ti3(eta5-C5Me5)3(mu3-N)}] (R = CH2SiMe3 (5), CH2Ph (6), Me (7), C5H4SiMe3 (8), N(SiMe3)2 (9)) via RH elimination. The amido complex 9 decomposes in the presence of ambient light to generate the alkyl derivative [{Me3Si(H)N(Me)2SiCH2}Zn{(mu3-N)(mu3-NH)2Ti3(eta5-C5Me5)3(mu3-N)}] (10). The chloride complex 2 reacts with lithium cyclopentadienyl or lithium indenyl reagents to give the cyclopentadienyl or indenyl zinc derivatives [RZn{(mu3-N)(mu3-NH)2Ti3(eta5-C5Me5)3(mu3-N)}] (R = C5H5 (11), C9H7 (12)). Treatment of 1 with copper(I) halides in toluene at room temperature leads to the adducts [XCu{(mu3-NH)3Ti3(eta5-C5Me5)3(mu3-N)}] (X = Cl (13), I (14)). Complex 13 reacts with lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amido in toluene to give the precipitation of [{Cu(mu4-N)(mu3-NH)2Ti3(eta5-C5Me5)3(mu3-N)}2] (15). Complex 15 is prepared in a higher yield through the reaction of 1 with [{CuN(SiMe3)2}4] in toluene at 150 degrees C. The addition of triphenylphosphane to 15 in toluene produces the single-cube compound [(Ph3P)Cu{(mu3-N)(mu3-NH)2Ti3(eta5-C5Me5)3(mu3-N)}] (16). The X-ray crystal structures of 3, 8, 9, and 15 have been determined.     

Zinc(II) ortho-hydroxyphenylhydrazo-β-diketonate complexes and their catalytic ability towards diastereoselective nitroaldol (Henry) reaction

The zinc(II) complexes with ortho-hydroxy substituted arylhydrazo-β-diketonates [Zn(2)(CH(3)OH)(2)(μ-L(1))(2)] (5), [Zn{(CH(3))(2)SO}(H(2)O)(L(2))] (6), [Zn(2)(H(2)O)(2)(μ-L(3))(2)] (7) and [Zn(H(2)O)(2)(L(4))]·H(2)O (8) were synthesized by reaction of a zinc(II) salt with the appropriate hydrazo-β-diketone, HO-2-C(6)H(4)-NHN=C{C(=O)CH(3)}(2) (H(2)L(1), 1), HO-2-O(2)N-4-C(6)H(3)-NHN=C{C(=O)CH(3)}(2) (H(2)L(2), 2), HO-2-C(6)H(4)-NHN=CC(=O)CH(2)C(CH(3))(2)CH(2)C(=O) (H(2)L(3), 3) or HO-2-O(2)N-4-C(6)H(3)-NHN=[CC(=O)CH(2)C(CH(3))(2)CH(2)C(=O) (H(2)L(4), 4). They were fully characterized, namely by X-ray diffraction analysis that disclosed the formation of extensive H-bonds leading to 1D chains (5 and 6), 2D layers (7) or 3D networks (8). The thermodynamic parameters of the Zn(II) reaction with H(2)L(2) in solution, as well as of the thermal decomposition of 1-8 were determined. Complexes 5-8 act as diastereoselective catalysts for the nitroaldol (Henry) reaction. The threo/erythro diastereoselectivity of the β-nitroalkanol products ranges from 8:1 to 1:10 with typical yields of 80-99%, depending on the catalyst and substrate used.     

Perfluoroalkyl-substituted triazapentadienes and their metal complexes

Triazapentadienides, C(3)F(7)-C(=NR)-N=C(NHR)-C(3)F(7), result from the reaction of primary amines RNH(2) with the fluorinated imine C(3)F(7)-CF=N-C(4)F(9). The aniline derivative (R = Ph) is a weak monoprotic acid in dmso. Its conjugate base exhibits an extensive coordination chemistry. It acts as a bidentate ligand toward the molecular fragments Pd(C(3)H(5)), Rh(c-C(8)H(12)), Ir(c-C(8)H(12)), and Rh(CO)(2). The chelates [C(3)F(7)-C(NPh)-N-C(NPh)-C(3)F(7)](2)M, M = Mg, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pd, were prepared. In the crystallographically characterized Co complex, the metal is 3d(7), S = (3)/(2) and tetrahedrally coordinated. Spin densities at carbon in the C(6)H(5) and C(3)F(7) groups were estimated from the (1)H and (19)F contact shifts. Spin delocalization onto phenyl sp(2) carbons is approximately 10 times greater than onto the fluorinated sp(3) carbons.     

Adsorption of Gemini and Conventional Cationic Surfactants onto Montmorillonite and the Removal of Some Pollutants by the Clay

The adsorption of a series of gemini surfactants, [C(n)H(2n+1)N(+) (CH(3))(2)-CH(2)CH(2)](2).2Br(-), where n = 10, 12, 14, and 16, on clay (Na-montmorillonite) from their aqueous solution in 0.01 M KBr and the effect of this adsorption on the removal of 2-naphthol and 4-chlorophenol have been studied. Compared to those of conventional cationic surfactants with similar single hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups (C(n)H(2n+1)N(+)(CH(3))(3).Br(-), where n = 10, 12, 14, and 16), the molar adsorptions of the gemini and conventional surfactants are almost identical. This indicates that only one of the hydrophilic groups in the gemini molecule is adsorbed onto the clay and that the second hydrophilic is presumably oriented toward the aqueous phase, in contrast to the adsorption of the conventional surfactants, where the hydrophobic group is oriented toward the aqueous phase. Stability studies on dispersions of clay treated with the two types of surfactants confirm this. The slight increase in the moles of surfactant to values above the CEC of the clay with an increase in the carbon number of the hydrophobic chain indicates that adsorption through hydrophobic group interaction occurs in addition to the major ion exchange. Adsorption studies of the pollutants onto the clay treated by either the gemini or the conventional surfactants show that the former are both more efficient and more effective at removing the pollutants from the aqueous phase. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Surfactants with an amide group "spacer": Synthesis of 3-(acylaminopropyl)trimethylammonium chlorides and their aggregation in aqueous solutions

The cationic surfactants RCONH(CH2)3N+(CH3)3Cl-, where RCO = C10, C12, C14, and C16, respectively, have been synthesized by reacting the appropriate carboxylic acids with 3-N,N-dimethylamino-1-propylamine, followed by dehydration of the ammonium salt produced. Reaction of the intermediates obtained (RCONH(CH2)3N(CH3)2) with methyl iodide, followed by chloride/iodide ion-exchange furnished the surfactants. Their adsorption and aggregation in aqueous solutions have been studied by surface tension, conductivity, EMF, static light scattering and FTIR. Additional information on the micellar structure was secured from effects of the medium on the 1H NMR chemical shifts and 2D ROESY spectra. Increasing the length of the acyl moiety increased the micelle aggregation number, and decreased the minimum area/surfactant molecule at the solution/air interface, the critical micelle concentration, and the degree of dissociation of the counter-ion. Gibbs free energies of adsorption at the solution/air interface and of micelle formation were calculated, and compared to those of 2-(acylaminoethyl)trimethylammonium chloride; alkyl trimethylammonium chloride; and benzyl(3-acylaminopropyl)dimethylammonium chloride surfactants. For both processes (adsorption and micellization), contributions of the CH2 groups in the hydrophobic tail and of the head-group to DeltaG0 were calculated. The former contribution was found to be similar to those of other cationic surfactants, whereas the latter one is more negative than those of 2-(acylaminoethyl)trimethylammonium chlorides and trimethylammonium chlorides. This is attributed to a combination of increased hydrophobicity of the head-group, and (direct- or water-mediated) intermolecular hydrogen-bonding of aggregated monomers, via the amide group. FTIR and NMR results indicated that the amide group lies at the micellar interface.     

Syntheses of 1-alkyl-1,2,4-triazoles and the formation of quaternary 1-alkyl-4-polyfluoroalkyl-1,2,4-triazolium salts leading to ionic liquids

1,2,4-triazole was alkylated (alkyl = methyl, butyl, heptyl, decyl) at N-1 in >90% isolated yields. The resulting 1-alkyl triazoles were quaternized at N-4 in >98% isolated yields using fluorinated alkyl halides with >98% isolated yields, under neat reaction conditions at 100-120 degrees C to form N1-CH(3)-N4-(CH(2))(2)C(m)F(2)(m)(+ 1)-triazolium (Taz) iodide (m = 1, 6), N1-C(4)H(9)-N4-(CH(2))(2)C(m)F(2)(m)(+ 1)-Taz iodide (m = 1, 4, 6), N1-C(7)H(15)-N4-(CH(2))(2)C(m)F(2)(m)(+ 1)-Taz iodide (m = 1, 4, 6), N1-C(10)H(21)-N4-(CH(2))(2)C(m)F(2)(m)(+1)-Taz iodide (m = 1, 4), and N1-C(n)H(2)(n )(+ 1)-N4-(CH(2))(2)F-Taz bromide (n = 4, 7, 10). Single-crystal X-ray analyses confirmed the structure of [1-CH(3)-4-CH(2)CH(2)CF(3)-Taz](+)I(-). It crystallized in the orthorhombic space group Pccn, and the unit cell dimensions were a = 13.8289(9) A, b = 17.3603(11) A, c = 9.0587(6) A (alpha = beta = gamma = 90 degrees ). Metathesis of these polyfluoroalkyl-substituted triazolium halides with other salts led to the formation of quaternary compounds, some of which comprise ionic liquids, namely, [R(R(f))-Taz](+)Y(-) (Y = NTf(2), BF(4), PF(6), and OTf), in good isolated yields without the need for further purification: N1-CH(3)-N4-(CH(2))(2)C(m)F(2)(m)( +) (1)-Taz Y (m = 1, 6; Y = NTf(2)), N1-C(4)H(9)-N4-(CH(2))(2)C(m)F(2)(m)(+ 1)-Taz Y (m = 1, 4, 6; Y = NTf(2)), N1- C(7)H(15)-N4-(CH(2))(2)C(m)F(2)(m)(+ 1)-Taz Y (m = 1, 4, 6; Y = NTf(2)), N1-C(10)H(21)-N4-(CH(2))(2)C(m)F(2)(m)(+1)-Taz Y (n = 1, 4; Y = NTf(2)), N1-C(n)H(2)(n )(+ 1)-N4-(CH(2))(2)F-Taz Y (n = 7, 10; Y = NTf(2)), N1-C(10)H(21)-N4-(CH(2))(2)F-TazY (Y = OTf), N1-C(7)H(15)-N4-(CH(2))(2)F-TazY (Y = BF(4)), N1-C(4)H(9)-N4-(CH(2))(2)C(m)F(2)(m) (+ 1)-Taz Y (m = 4, 6; Y = PF(6)), N1-C(7)H(15)-N4-(CH(2))(2)C(4)F(9)-Taz Y (Y = PF(6)), N1-C(4)H(9)-N4-(CH(2))(2)C(m)F(2)(m)(+ 1)-Taz Y (m = 4, 6; Y = OTf). All new compounds were characterized by (1)H, (19)F, and (13)C NMR and MS spectra and elemental analyses. T(g)s and T(m)s of ionic liquids were determined by DSC.     

Regioselective functionalization of iminophosphoranes through Pd-mediated C-H bond activation: C-C and C-X bond formation

The orthopalladation of iminophosphoranes [R(3)P=N-C(10)H(7)-1] (R(3) = Ph(3) 1, p-Tol(3) 2, PhMe(2) 3, Ph(2)Me 4, N-C(10)H(7)-1 = 1-naphthyl) has been studied. It occurs regioselectively at the aryl ring bonded to the P atom in 1 and 2, giving endo-[Pd(μ-Cl)(C(6)H(4)-(PPh(2=N-1-C(10)H(7))-2)-κ-C,N](2) (5) or endo-[Pd(μ-Cl)(C(6)H(3)-(P(p-Tol)(2)=N-C(10)H(7)-1)-2-Me-5)-κ-C,N](2) (6), while in 3 the 1-naphthyl group is metallated instead, giving exo-[Pd(μ-Cl)(C(10)H(6)-(N=PPhMe(2))-8)-κ-C,N](2) (7). In the case of 4, orthopalladation at room temperature affords the kinetic exo isomer [Pd(μ-Cl)(C(10)H(6)-(N=PPh(2)Me)-8)-κ-C,N](2) (11exo), while a mixture of 11exo and the thermodynamic endo isomer [Pd(μ-Cl)(C(6)H(4)-(PPhMe=N-C(10)H(7)-1)-2)-κ-C,N](2) (11endo) is obtained in refluxing toluene. The heating in toluene of the acetate bridge dimer [Pd(μ-OAc)(C(10)H(6)-(N=PPh(2)Me)-8)-κ-C,N](2) (13exo) promotes the facile transformation of the exo isomer into the endo isomer [Pd(μ-OAc)(C(6)H(4)-(PPhMe=N-C(10)H(7)-1)-2)-κ-C,N](2) (13endo), confirming that the exo isomers are formed under kinetic control. Reactions of the orthometallated complexes have led to functionalized molecules. The stoichiometric reactions of the orthometallated complexes [Pd(μ-Cl)(C(10)H(6)-(N=PPhMe(2))-8)-κ-C,N](2) (7), [Pd(μ-Cl)(C(6)H(4)-(PPh(2)[=NPh)-2)](2) (17) and [Pd(μ-Cl)(C(6)H(3)-(C(O)N=PPh(3))-2-OMe-4)](2) (18) with I(2) or with CO results in the synthesis of the ortho-halogenated compounds [PhMe(2)P=N-C(10)H(6)-I-8] (19), [I-C(6)H(4)-(PPh(2)=NPh)-2] (21) and [Ph(3)P=NC(O)C(6)H(3)-I-2-OMe-5] (23) or the heterocycles [C(10)H(6)-(N=PPhMe(2))-1-(C(O))-8]Cl (20), [C(6)H(5)-(N=PPh(2)-C(6)H(4)-C(O)-2]ClO(4) (22) and [C(6)H(3)-(C(O)-1,2-N-PPh(3))-OMe-4]Cl (24).     

Geometrical shape of micelles formed by cationic dimeric surfactants determined with small-angle neutron scattering

The influence of spacer group on the geometrical shape of micelles formed by quaternary-bis dimeric (Gemini) surfactants C(12)H(25)N(CH(3))(2)(CH(2))(s)N(CH(3))(2)C(12)H(25) (12-s-12) has been investigated with small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). Dimeric surfactants with a short spacer unit (12-3-12 and 12-4-12) are observed to form elongated general ellipsoidal micelles with half axes a < b < c, whereas SANS data demonstrate that 12-s-12 surfactants with 6 ≤ s ≤ 12 form rather small spheroidal micelles rather than strictly spherical micelles. By means of comparing our present SANS results with previously determined growth rates using time-resolved fluorescence quenching, we are able to conclude that micelles formed by 12-6-12, 12-8-12, 12-10-12, and 12-12-12 are shaped as oblate rather than prolate spheroids. As a result, our present investigation suggests a never before reported structural behavior of Gemini surfactant micelles, according to which micelles transform from elongated ellipsoids to nonelongated oblate spheroids as the length of the spacer group is increased. The aggregation number of oblate micelles is observed to monotonously decrease with an increasing length of the surfactant spacer group, mainly as a result of a decreasing minor half axis (a), whereas the major half axis (b) is rather constant with respect to s. We argue that geometrically heterogeneous elongated micelles are formed by dimeric surfactants with a short spacer group mainly as a result of the surface charges becoming less uniformly distributed over the micelle interface. As the length of the spacer group increases, the distance between intramolecular charges become approximately equal to the average distance between charges on the micelle interface, and as a result, rather small oblate spheroidal micelles with a more uniform distribution of surface charges are formed by dimeric 12-s-12 surfactants with 6 ≤ s ≤ 12.