Selective determination of acenaphthene in mixtures of three-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by fluorescence quenching in micellar medium of cetylpyridinium bromide

The interaction of acenaphthene, anthracene, and phenanthrene with cetylpyridinium bromide (CPB) was studied. The CPB acts as a quencher provoking inhibition of fluorescence intensity emitted by these hydrocarbons. The existing differences in the fluorescence inhibition for these PAHs allow us to develop a selective synchronous spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of acenaphthene in a CPB micellar medium, with a detection limit of 9.2 and 10.4 ng ml^-1 for Δλ = 10 and 40 nm, respectively. The method was applied to the selective determination of acenaphthene in mixtures of typical three-ring hydrocarbons, including anthracene, phenanthrene, and fluorene.     

Role of surfactants in clouding phenomenon of imipramine hydrochloride

The clouding behavior of tricyclic antidepressant drug imipramine hydrochloride (IMP) in aqueous solution has been studied in presence of surfactants. A pH increase in the presence as well as in the absence of surfactants decreased the CP. Drug molecules become neutral at high pH and therefore head–head repulsion decreases which lead to CP decrease. Addition of non-ionic and cationic surfactants increased the CP whereas anionic surfactants showed a peaked profile. Effect of CTAB/TX-100 at different fixed drug concentrations showed that at all surfactant concentrations the CP value was higher for higher drug concentrations. However, variation of pH produced opposite effect: CP at all CTAB/TX-100 concentrations decreased with increasing pH. All results are interpreted in terms of increase in hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of micelles on addition of surfactants.     

Micelle–monomer equilibria in solutions of ionic surfactants and in ionic–nonionic mixtures: A generalized phase separation model

On the basis of a detailed physicochemical model, a complete system of equations is formulated that describes the equilibrium between micelles and monomers in solutions of ionic surfactants and their mixtures with nonionic surfactants. The equations of the system express mass balances, chemical and mechanical equilibria. Each nonionic surfactant is characterized by a single thermodynamic parameter — its micellization constant. Each ionic surfactant is characterized by three parameters, including the Stern constant that quantifies the counterion binding. In the case of mixed micelles, each pair of surfactants is characterized with an interaction parameter, β, in terms of the regular solution theory. The comparison of the model with experimental data for surfactant binary mixtures shows that β is constant — independent of the micelle composition and electrolyte concentration. The solution of the system of equations gives the concentrations of all monomeric species, the micelle composition, ionization degree, surface potential and mean area per head group. Upon additional assumptions for the micelle shape, the mean aggregation number can be also estimated. The model gives quantitative theoretical interpretation of the dependence of the critical micellization concentration (CMC) of ionic surfactants on the ionic strength; of the CMC of mixed surfactant solutions, and of the electrolytic conductivity of micellar solutions. It turns out, that in the absence of added salt the conductivity is completely dominated by the contribution of the small ions: monomers and counterions. The theoretical predictions are in good agreement with experimental data.     

Self-assembly of poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane)-poly(benzyl ether) linear-dendritic organometallic polymer

A kind of linear-dendritic organometallic polymer poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane)-poly(benzyl ether) (PFS-PBE) was synthesized and the self-assembly behaviors of the polymer was studied, which has illuminated the formation of multiple morphologies and, in particular, adjusting the concentration of polymers and adding poly(benzyl ether) into self-assembled solution can form different size and morphology. Furthermore, it was found that the aging time of samples could affect self-assembled morphology. The micelle formation mechanisms were also demonstrated.     

Synergism and polymorphism in mixed surfactant systems

Mixed surfactant systems have been, for a long time, one of the favorite areas for experimental studies on interfacial and bulk properties of surfactants. Beyond the well-known synergistic properties, with relevance to technical applications, recent studies increasingly focus on the bulk aggregation behavior. As more systematic and detailed experimental data is collected (for example, by use of scattering and direct imaging techniques), increasingly refined theoretical models are developed. Most references reviewed here clearly show both the trends. Topics such as micellar growth, micelle-to-vesicle transition and equilibrium vesicle formation in dilute systems (in particular in catanionic systems) continue to expand and sometimes pose challenges to conventional notions of surfactant self-organization. As the rich polymorphism of mixed aggregates is unraveled, the possibilities of using them for broader goals also increase (e.g. mesoporous materials and polymer-aggregate gels).     

Comparative investigations of the molecular properties of detergents and protein–detergent complexes

Investigations of monomeric and micellar detergents, protein–detergent complexes, as well as native and denatured proteins by means of various physicochemical techniques yield a wide range of molecular characteristics of the components under analysis. Varying the experimental conditions (e.g., the concentration of solutes or the ionic strength of the medium) allows the mass, gross structure, and structural details of the macromolecular components to be determined. However, several modifications of the conventional techniques and evaluation procedures have to be applied in order to analyze multicomponent systems consisting of several low-molecular, micellar, and macromolecular components in an appropriate way. In the case of weakly absorbing detergents, labeling of the detergent micelles by specific dyes is required. Evidently, impurities and lack of homogeneity of many detergents may severely disturb the precise evaluation of the experiments; both necessitate a series of precautions in order to avoid misinterpretations. Analytical ultracentrifugation, size-exclusion chromatography, together with viscometry and densimetry, yield molar masses, mass distributions, and the overall structure of micellar and macromolecular molecules. In contrast, spectroscopic methods (UV absorption, fluorescence emission and excitation, far- and near-UV circular dichroism) monitor only local details of detergent-induced changes in the environment of aromatic residues. The technique of sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis is routinely applied in biochemical work in order to establish molar masses of simple and conjugated proteins. To study the binding behavior of detergents to proteins in quantitative terms, however, techniques (e.g., equilibrium centrifugation, electrophoresis and chromatography) involving detergent concentrations have to be used. Received: 9 August 1999/Accepted: 19 October 1999     

两相催化1—十二烯氢甲酰化反应中混合胶束的作用研究

研究了RhCl(CO)(TPPTS)2催化-1-十二烯氢甲酰化反应中,十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）与十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）形成的混合胶束对反应的促进作用。研究结果表明,随SDS在混合表面活剂溶液中比例的增大,1-十二烯生成醛的转华率先增大后又降低,并从混合胶束的临界胶束浓度及混合胶束对底物增溶作用的变化对这一结果进行了讨论。     

Influence of Electrolytes on the Micellar Growth of Amphiphilic Drug Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride

The effect of electrolytes on the micellar behavior of an amphiphilic drug, chlorpromazine (CPZ) hydrochloride, was studied using cloud point (CP) and dye solubilization techniques. In the presence of KBr, increase in pH led to decrease in the CP of 50 mmol·L_-1 drug solution (prepared in 10 mmol·L_-1 sodium phosphate (SP) buffer) because of deprotonation of drug molecules at high pH. The visible absorbance increased (due to dye solubilization) with the increase in pH from 6.5 to 6.9, which indicated micellar growth. At fixed pH (6.7), addition of inorganic salts (KF, KCl, and KBr) to drug solutions (50 mmol·L_-1) caused an increase in the CP as well as in the visible absorbance, with effectiveness being in the order: F_- < Cl_- < Br_-. The results were discussed on the basis of counter-ion binding and their effect toward micellar growth. Cations (co-ions) also led to an increase in the CP (and also the visible absorbance), with their effectiveness order being Li₊ > Na₊ > K₊, which was explained by considering cognizance of their hydrated radii. Compared with anions, their effect was small. Increase in [CPZ] caused micellar growth and hence the CP as well as the visible absorbance increased. The overall behavior was discussed in terms of electrostatic interactions and micellar growth.     

Aggregates in mixtures of ionic liquids

Surfactant-like ionic liquids (C₁₆MIMCl, C₁₆MIMBF₄) aggregate in mixtures with another ionic liquid (EAN). Critical aggregate concentrations and estimations of object sizes are given and compared to aqueous systems and other relevant literature data. The investigated mixtures are stable up to more than 200 °C and can probably be used to extend the limited temperature range of water-based colloids.     

Syntheses and characterization of statistical and block fluorinated copolymers with linear and star-like architectures via ATRP

The synthesis of a fluorinated macroinitiator for copper-catalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is reported, as well as its use for the controlled living polymerization of poly(propylene glycol) methacrylate (PPGM) in MEK at 80 °C. The ATRP system used was efficient for polymerization of the functionalized monomer and the molecular weight of the polymer estimated by NMR spectroscopy was in close agreement with the theoretical molecular weight, as expected for controlled processes. The statistical copolymerization of PPGM or methyl ether poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (MPEGMA) with a perfluoroalkyl ethyl methacrylate by copper-mediated ATRP was also investigated and led to copolymers with essentially random incorporation of monomers. The syntheses and characterization of star-like homopolymers of MPEGMA or the fluorinated monomer via ATRP are also reported, as well as an amphiphilic star-like block copolymer containing ethyleneglycol units as the core and fluorinated moieties in the shell. The micellar behavior of this copolymer was investigated as a function of the external environment.