Gels from a semifluorinated n-alkane in fluorinated solvents as a probe for intermolecular interactions |
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| Authors: | Lorenzo Tattini Pierandrea Lo Nostro Luca Scalise Barry W Ninham Piero Baglioni |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Chemistry and CSGI, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy;bDepartment of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, Canberra 0200, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Diblock semifluorinated n-alkanes can form aggregates and gels in fluorinated solvents. We have investigated the thermal behavior of binary mixtures comprising F(CF2)8(CH2)16H and fluorinated solvents. The solvents were perfluorohexane, perfluoroheptane, perfluorooctane, perfluorooctyl bromide, perfluorodecalin, and perfluorotributylamine. The phase diagrams were used to calculate the activity coefficients of the two components and the main excess thermodynamic functions. The solubility and self-assembly behavior of F8H16 in the fluorinated solvents are related to the different solute–solvent dispersion interactions that depend on the polarizabilities and ionization potentials of the interacting species, and on the structural properties of the solvent. |
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| Keywords: | Fluorocarbon(s) Fluorinated solvent(s) Semifluorinated alkane(s) Perfluoroalkyl-alkane(s) Interaction(s) Self-assembly |
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