Oligoethyleneoxide spacer groups in polymerizable surfactants |
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Authors: | A Laschewsky |
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Institution: | (1) Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Mainz, Postfach 3980, 6500 Mainz, FRG |
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Abstract: | Cationic and zwitterionic polymerizable surfactants bearing tri- and tetraethyleneglycol spacer groups between the polymerizable moiety and the surfactant structure were prepared and polymerized. Monomers and polymers were investigated with respect to their aggregation behavior in aqueous systems and compared to analogous monomers and polymers lacking spacer groups. In the case of the monomeric surfactants, the spacer groups depress both the Kraffttemperature and the critical micelle concentration. the area occupied per molecule at the air-water interface is substantially enlarged by the spacers, whereas the depression of surface tension is nearly constant. Although the monomers with and without spacers are true surfactants, all the polymers are water-insoluble, but form monomolecular layers at the air-water interface. In analogy to the monomer behavior, the incorporation of the spacer groups increases the area occupied per repeat unit at the air-water interface substantially, but hardly affects the surface activity. |
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Keywords: | Polymerizable surfactant polysoap sulfobetain spacer micelle monolayer |
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