疏水相互作用引起Gemini表面活性剂柔性联接链的弯曲

为了理解gemini表面活性剂柔性烷基联接链在自组织过程中的特殊作用,我们合成了三种gemini表面活性剂烷基-a,w-二（二-十二烷基甲基溴化铵）（记为2C12-s-2C12×2Br (s=3, 6, 8)）。2C12-s-2C12×2Br在水表面构成铺展膜后,由于每个分子带有4根烷烃链,它们形成了稠密的烷烃尾链层。增强的烷烃尾链与联接链间的疏水相互作用促使联接链弯曲朝向空气一端,可发生弯曲的联接链长度要小于吸附在水溶液表面上的gemini表面活性剂C12-s-C12×2Br,后者每个分子只有2根烷烃链。由此可见,增强的烷烃尾链与联接链间的疏水相互作用可以有效地促进联接链的弯曲。     

Gemini表面活性剂:联接链在自组织中的作用及意义

本文总结了Gemini表面活性剂分子结构中联接链在其自组织过程中所发挥的独特作用,这主要来自联接链长度和刚柔性两方面的效应,这些效应综合导致了Gemini分子两条烷烃尾链的协同作用、头基电荷密度改变、分子几何变化以及由此决定的多样化聚集体结构及形貌等。更具体地讲,柔性联接链主要依赖不同长度影响分子的上述功能。过长的联接链还可能通过自身弯曲来适应环境,从而影响分子自组织。短刚性联接链的效应等同于类似长度的柔性联接链,而长刚性联接链由于阻碍了两条烷烃尾链的靠拢,产生了两个突出特征:分子呈似柱形状以及同等几率的两条尾链沿联接链顺式或反式排列构型。这使得长刚性联接链分子在低浓度时就可形成网状聚集体,增加浓度或少量添加剂干扰易转变成低表面曲率的线状胶束或囊泡。适合条件还可催生少量反式构型分子,它们将一条烷烃尾链伸出聚集体外,通过疏水相互作用串接相邻的聚集体。本文也讨论了对联接链进行的化学修饰,这有望促进分子的自组织活性,或者赋予聚集体某种新的特殊功能。列举的例子很好表明了Gemini分子结构的独特性,以及Gemini表面活性剂复杂的自组织行为和多样化的聚集结构。     

溴化-1-(α-辛基吡啶)-6-(α-十二烷基吡啶)己烷的合成与表征

双子表面活性剂是通过联结基将两个相同头基和相同疏水链的普通表面活性剂在头基或靠近头基处以化学键方式连接在一起,这种表面活性剂与相应的普通表面活性剂相比,具有更高的表面活性[1],已引起学术界和工业界人士的广泛兴趣和关注。分子结构不对称的双子表面活性剂,包括不同化     

Gemini阳离子表面活性剂的合成及其胶束生成

传统的单头基单烷烃链表面活性剂由于离子头基间的电荷斥力或水化引起的分离倾向使得它们在界面或分子聚集体中难以紧密排列,造成表面活性偏低 .为克服这一缺陷进行了大量尝试,例如添加无机电解质屏蔽离子头基的电荷斥力、升高温度以降低头基的水化,甚至采用合适的二元表面活性剂复配等等 .当前一种从根本上克服头基间分离倾向的化学方法正受到关注 [1],这种方法通过化学键将二个单头基单烷烃链表面活性剂在离子头基处用联接基团（ spacer）使其联接起来,从而获得称之为 Gemini的新型表面活性剂 [2]. Gemini表面活性剂大大促进了其 "…     

系列离子液体型Gemini咪唑表面活性剂在水溶液中的分子动力学模拟

利用分子动力学模拟方法研究了系列离子液体型Gemini咪唑表面活性剂在水溶液中的表面活性和胶束化能力. 模拟结果表明,压力张量法得到的表面张力模拟值偏小,需乘以修正系数矫正;分子动力学模拟得到的临界胶束浓度变化规律与实验相符,可以定性比较不同结构的离子液体型Gemini咪唑分子间的胶束化能力;温度的升高会加剧分子的热运动,不利于离子液体型Gemini咪唑表面活性剂在水溶液中形成胶束;此外,研究还发现联接基不同的离子液体型Gemini咪唑表面活性剂可能遵循不同的胶束化机理.S≤6时,单个分子自组装成胶球后发生聚合形成大胶团.随着咪唑上长烷烃链碳数的增加,[C_n-4-C_nim]胶束化能力提高;而随着联接链长度增加,[C₁₀-S-C₁₀im]胶束化能力降低;当S ＞6时,分子联接基弯曲并伸入其它分子烷烃链内部以减小头基分离力,从而形成稳定的胶束或胶团.随着联接基团亚甲基数的增加,头基斥力减小,附加疏水相互作用增强,[C₁₀-S-C₁₀im]胶束化能力提高.     

阴离子蠕虫胶束

本文从分析蠕虫胶束形成的分子几何条件和自由能驱动因素入手,总结了传统阴离子表面活性剂蠕虫胶束的形成和性质,指出制约其构筑和产生优良黏弹性的原因。在此基础上,介绍了Gemini表面活性剂构筑蠕虫胶束的分子结构优势,以及由此构筑阴离子蠕虫胶束的研究进展,尤其是长刚性联接链Gemini表面活性剂形成的蠕虫胶束。最后特别指出,基于新颖分子结构优势,Gemini表面活性剂可望成为蠕虫胶束构筑的主要分子对象。     

Gemini表面活性剂分子结构对其水溶液中聚集行为的影响

Gemini表面活性剂是通过联接基团将两个具有亲水亲油性质的两亲结构单元在其亲水头基上或靠近亲水头基处以共价键方式连接而成的一类表面活性剂。这类表面活性剂由于联接基团的引入具有比传统单链表面活性剂更高的表面活性,同时分子结构中更多的可调控因素使其在水溶液中表现出更为丰富的自聚集行为,而且分子不同部位结构的改变对分子内或分子间相互作用产生不同的影响,可实现通过分子结构的设计有效调控其自聚集能力和聚集体结构。本综述将从联接基团、烷基链、亲水头基、反离子和其它功能性基团这五个方面概述近些年Gemini表面活性剂水溶液中聚集行为方面的研究进展,总结人们对Gemini表面活性剂分子间相互作用规律的认识,期望对于进一步发展这类高效的表面活性剂体系提供有益的帮助。     

Gemini表面活性剂联接基团对合成硅基介孔材料结构的影响

考察了Gemini表面活性剂不同联接基团对介孔结构的影响, 通过改变联接基团碳链的长度和在联接基团中加入苯基和羟基改变链的柔性和亲水性, 可改变表面活性剂在两相界面的头基面积和电荷分布, 形成不同的表面活性剂溶液结构, 并通过自组装过程控制生成不同介孔材料的孔结构. 当联接基团链长为4~8个碳时, 得到六方相孔道结构, 而当碳链长度增加为10~12个碳时, 形成立方相孔道结构, 其中以GEM16-6-16为模板, 形成了高度有序的MCM-41, 以GEM16-12-16为模板, 则得到高度有序的MCM-48. GEM16-3(OH)-16可合成出层状结构, 但有序性较低. GEM16-(1-Ar-1)-16的cmc较低, 在水溶液中溶解度极低, 当加入共溶剂乙醇时, 得到了空心球结构.     

Gemini表面活性剂乙烷基-α,ω-双十四烷基二甲基溴化铵产生的高稳定泡沫

报道了由gemini表面活性剂乙烷基-α,ω-双十四烷基二甲基溴化铵(14-2-14)产生的高稳定泡沫体系.泡沫塌陷到初始高度一半所对应的时间(t1/2)用来表征泡沫的稳定性.测得14-2-14体系的t1/2高达961min,远大于乙烷基-α,ω-双十二烷基二甲基溴化铵(12-2-12)产生泡沫的t1/2(754min),表明带有一根短联接链和两条长尾链的gemini表面活性剂是高效的泡沫稳定剂.为了揭示界面弹性与泡沫稳定性之间的关联,测量了表面活性剂吸附膜的扩张流变行为.在指定的表面过剩量下,吸附膜的高频极限弹性再一次被发现与泡沫稳定性相关,较大的极限弹性很好地对应更加稳定的泡沫.     

NaBr对杂双子表面活性剂C_mOhpNC_8水溶液吸附和聚集的影响

以表面张力和荧光探针技术研究了NaBr对杂双子表面活性剂CmOhpNC8(m:10,14,16)水溶液性质的影响。结果表明,NaBr强烈促进了CmOhpNC8在气/液界面上的吸附和在水相中的聚集,其中c20在cNaBr≥10mmol/L时降到极低的微摩尔/升数量级,显示了相当高的降低水表面张力效率。在NaBr促进下,水溶液中CmOhpNC8表现出强烈的预胶团化行为。这些均是对应的2种单头基单烷烃链表面活性剂简单1:1混合所无法实现的,显示了在头基处引入短联接链形成杂双子结构的表面活性优势以及对盐效应的敏感性。     

Synthesis of Mesoporous Tungsten Trioxide with Crystalline Pore Wall at Low Hydrothermal Temperature

Well-ordered hexagonal mesoporous tungsten trioxide with crystalline pore walls were synthesized at low hydrothermal temperature by using cationic quaternary ammonium gemini surfactants as structure-directing agents and sodium tungstate dihydrate (Na₂WO₄·2H₂O) as a precursor. The effects of alkyl chain length of gemini surfactants, hydrothermal temperature and molar ratio of tungsten to gemini surfactants have been investigated in detail. The strong self-assembly ability of gemini surfactants, strong electrical interaction between gemini surfactants and tungsten trioxide, and solvent extraction strategy contributed together to the coexistence of WO₃ mesostructures and crystalline pore walls.     

双子表面活性剂及其抗菌性能

Gemini surfactants contain two hydrophilic and two hydrophobic groups connected by a linkage close to the hydrophilic groups. Gemini surfactants have lower critical micelle concentration, higher surface activity, greater efficiency in decreasing the surface tension of water and the interfacial tension between water and oil, and better water solubility than conventional surfactants. Gemini surfactants are widely used as sterilizing, bacteriostatic, anti-foaming, and drug release agents in various enterprises including food production and industrial cleaning. They, therefore, play a very important social, economic, and industrial role. This paper briefly summarizes gemini surfactant development, structure, self-assembly, activity, classification, and characteristics, as well as focuses on the antibacterial mechanisms of these compounds. It is expected that the antibacterial properties of gemini surfactants may help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).     

Tandem mass spectrometric analysis of novel diquaternary ammonium gemini surfactants and their bromide adducts in electrospray-positive ion mode ionization

Gemini surfactants are cationic lipids which are utilized for both in vitro and in vivo gene delivery. Structurally, they are comprised of two hydrophobic tail regions with polar head termini that are attached to one another through a spacer region. Structural elucidation and characterization of 29 novel diquaternary ammonium gemini surfactant molecules were achieved using a quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer (QqToF-MS) and a quadrupole-hexapole-quadrupole mass spectrometer (QhQ-MS). The tested compounds were categorized into four distinct structural families based upon the composition of the spacer region. Single stage (MS), tandem stage (MS/MS) and quasimulti-stage (quasi MS(3)) mass spectrometric analysis allowed for confirmation of each gemini surfactant's molecular composition and structure through the identification of common and unique product ions. Identification of similarities in the gemini surfactants' fragmentation behaviour resulted in the production of a universal fragmentation pathway that can assist in the future MS/MS analysis of novel quaternary ammonium gemini surfactants, with unique product ions being indicative of specific structural elements. Furthermore, evidence for the association of agemini surfactant with bromine counter ion was confirmed during MS analysis of tested gemini surfactants regardless of their chemical composition; previously, evidence for bromine and gemini surfactant association was only observed with compounds bearing short alkyl spacer regions. MS/MS analysis of the bromine adducts was also confirmatory to the molecular structure.Understanding the ionization and fragmentation behaviour of gemini surfactants, including bromine adducts, will allow for future qualitative and quantitative identification of these novel drug delivery agents within biological samples.     

Structure and order of DODAB bilayers modulated by dicationic gemini surfactants

Cationic liposomes have been extensively studied from the experimental and theoretical standpoints, motivated both by their fundamental interest and by potential applications in drug delivery and gene therapy. However, a detailed understanding of the nature of interactions within mixed bilayers containing cationic gemini surfactants is still lacking. This work focuses on the structural and dynamic properties of DODAB membranes in the presence of dicationic gemini surfactants. A thermodynamic characterization of the phase transitions in the mixed systems has been carried out by differential scanning calorimetry, while insight into the molecular interactions in the bilayer has been provided by molecular dynamics. For this purpose, variations in the gemini spacer and tail length, as well as in the respective molar fraction, have been included in both experimental and simulation studies. The results indicate that the influence of cationic gemini surfactants upon the thermotropic behavior and degree of order of DODAB structures is controlled by a complex interplay between charge density, conformation and hydrophobic effects, for which a detailed rationale is provided.     

Synthesis of nonionic reduced-sugar based bola amphiphiles and gemini surfactants with an α,ω-diamino-(oxa)alkyl spacer

Reduced-sugar based gemini surfactants with an α,ω-diamino-(oxa)alkyl spacer exhibit a rich pH-dependent aggregation behavior and are efficient DNA carriers in gene transfection. Herein, we describe an improved synthetic procedure for these amphiphiles. First, a series of novel nonionic bolaform amphiphiles with identical headgroups and α,ω-diamino-(oxa)alkyl spacers were synthesized by reductive aminations involving α,ω-diaminoalkanes and the appropriate sugars or aldehydes. The bolaform compounds were used as starting materials for the synthesis of the corresponding reduced-sugar based gemini surfactants in a reductive alkylation reaction employing a polymer-bound cyanoborohydride. A series of new gemini surfactants have been synthesized and characterized.     

Adsorption of cationic gemini surfactants at solid surfaces studied by QCM-D and SPR: effect of the rigidity of the spacer

Two small series of cationic gemini surfactants with dodecyl tails have been synthesized and evaluated with respect to self-assembly in bulk water and at different solid surfaces. The first series contained a flexible alkane spacer and is denoted 12-n-12, with n = 2, 4, and 6. The second series had a phenylene group connected to the quaternary nitrogens in either the meta or para position and the surfactants are referred to as 12-m-Φ-12 and 12-p-Φ-12, respectively. The phenylene group is a rigid linker unit. The critical micelle concentration (cmc) was determined both by tensiometry and by conductometry, and the packing density of the surfactants at the air-water interface was calculated from the Gibbs equation. The cmc values for the geminis with a rigid spacer, 12-m-Φ-12 and 12-p-Φ-12, were of the same order of magnitude as for 12-4-12, which is the flexible surfactant that most closely matches the phenylene-based surfactants with respect to hydrophobicity, measured as log P, and distance between the positively charged nitrogen atoms. The adsorption of flexible and rigid surfactants was investigated on gold, silicon dioxide (silica), gold made hydrophobic by the self-assembly of hexadecanethiol, and gold made hydrophilic by the self-assembly of 16-hydroxyhexadecanethiol. On all of the surfaces, there was a reverse relationship between the adsorbed amount at the cmc and the length of the spacer (i.e., 12-2-12 gave the highest and 12-6-12 gave the lowest amount of adsorbed material). The adsorption pattern was similar for all of the surfactants when recorded at 25 °C. Thus, one can conclude that a rigid spacer does not render the self-assembly of a gemini surfactant difficult, neither in bulk water nor at solid surfaces. However, on one of the surfaces-untreated gold-the adsorbed amount of the geminis with a rigid spacer at 40 °C was approximately twice the values obtained at 25 °C. This is interpreted as the formation of an interdigitated bilayer at 25 °C and a regular bilayer without interpenetration of the alkyl chains at 40 °C.     

Synthesis and aggregation properties of dissymmetric phytanyl-gemini surfactants for use as improved DNA transfection vectors

Improvements in transfection efficiency are required in order to make the goal of cellular gene delivery by non-viral vectors realizable. Novel derivatives of gemini surfactants having dissymmetric tail groups have been designed specifically as a means to improve DNA transfection; the micelle and interfacial properties are reported herein. The effect of these substitutions on the aggregation properties of the gemini surfactants is discussed in the context of results for the m-3-m gemini series, previously reported in the literature. Phytanyl substitution results in lower cmc and higher micelle ionization. In addition, the phytanyl substituted gemini surfactants form vesicles at room temperature. Preliminary in vitro transfection assays showed the phytanyl substituted gemini surfactants to be more efficient transfection vectors as compared to symmetric gemini surfactants.     

Synthesis and aqueous solution properties of homologous gemini surfactants with different head groups

A series of homologous gemini surfactants possessing identical hydrophobic chains but different ionic head groups (cationic, anionic, zwitterionic) were synthesized, and their aqueous solution properties were examined. The results showed that the surface activities of gemini surfactants are superior to those of corresponding conventional monomeric surfactants, and molecular arrangements of gemini surfactants at the air-water interface are tighter than those of corresponding conventional surfactants. It was also found that zwitterionic gemini surfactant possesses the highest surface activity among the three surfactants. The behavior at the air-water interface is closely related to the molecular structural features of surfactants, which provide an indication for synthesizing highly-efficient surfactants.      

Self-Assembly Behaviors of Heterogemini Surfactant in Aqueous Solution Investigated by Dissipative Particle Dynamics

As a preliminary study, self-assembly behaviors of heterogemini surfactant in aqueous solution are explored tentatively by means of dissipative particle dynamics simulation. Five kinds of heterogemini molecules are involved, and a variety of novel morphologies have been obtained. Results based on detailed comparisons among themselves and with traditional symmetric gemini surfactant show the proportion of hydrophilic to hydrophobic chain lengths in one monomer is the most important, more difference between proportions in the two monomers can induce more diverse self-assembly morphologies. The second important is the hydrophilic chain length, in which a small change can lead to obvious difference in self-assembly behaviors. While the length of hydrophobic chain has a less important influence, only the concentration for self-assembly morphologies appearing can be affected by its change. The microscopic morphology of heterogemini surfactant in its self-assembly structure can be embodied through its radius of gyration. Our simulation results can undoubtedly provide a theoretical guide to further research towards self-assembly behaviors of heterogemini surfactants and practical applications of these matters.     

Adsorption properties of novel gemini surfactants with nonidentical head groups

Novel environmentally friendly gemini surfactants, each with two hydrophilic and two hydrophobic groups, have been synthesized and their physicochemical properties investigated. One of the hydrophilic groups is a methyl-capped polyoxyethylene chain with mol wt 350, 550, and 750 g/mol, respectively, and the other is a sulfate group; the hydrophobic part of the surfactant is made from oleylnitrile. This nitrile derivative of the fatty acid is used to achieve good hydrolytic stability. Du Nouy ring and maximum bubble pressure tensiometry were used for equilibrium and dynamic surface tensions, gamma(e) and gamma(t), respectively. The aqueous-phase critical micelle concentrations of the heterogeminis (HGs) have been investigated. The results have been compared with those for mixtures of standard surfactants sodium decylsulfate and octaoxyethyleneglycol mono n-decyl ether under equivalent conditions. The HGs are shown to exhibit improved performance over the mixed system both in terms of micellization and surface tension lowering. Dynamic surface tension (DST) studies were performed to investigate air-water adsorption mechanisms. A diffusion-limited mechanism was confirmed in the initial stages of adsorption. However, closer to the equilibrium the DST data are inconsistent with a diffusion-only mechanism. In particular, the HGs show a larger deviation from diffusion control as compared to the model mixture, which is a signature of slower adsorption kinetics. In addition to air-water interfaces, properties of these HGs have also been investigated at solid silica-solution surfaces by optical reflectometry. These surfaces were either naturally hydrophilic or rendered hydrophobic by chemical modification. On either surface the maximum amount of adsorbed surfactant was found to increase when the polyoxyethylene chain length decreases.