Synthesis and Properties of Cationic Oligomeric Surfactants
- 9 July 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Langmuir
- Vol. 21 (16), 7170-7179
- https://doi.org/10.1021/la050952o
Abstract
Three series of new oligomeric cationic surfactants were synthesized. These amphiphiles are trimeric and tetrameric oligomeric quaternary ammonium chlorides, with spacer groups of different lengths separating the individual surfactant fragments. The properties of the compounds, such as Krafft temperatures, surface activity, micellization, viscosifying effects, foaming and solubilizing capacity, are studied. The influence of the degree of oligomerization and of the spacer group on the surfactant properties is discussed, in comparison with the analogous standard monomeric and dimeric (“gemini”) surfactants. Typically, the evolution of the properties observed from standard to dimeric surfactants progresses with the trimers and tetramers, resulting for instance in extremely low critical micellization concentrations.Keywords
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