Characterization of new gemini surfactant micelles with phosphate headgroups by SANS and fluorescence spectroscopy

De, Soma and Aswal, Vinod K and Goyal, Prem S and Bhattacharya, Santanu (1999) Characterization of new gemini surfactant micelles with phosphate headgroups by SANS and fluorescence spectroscopy. In: Chemical Physics Letters, 303 (3-4). pp. 295-303.

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Abstract

Two series of bisphosphate surfactants having different hydrophobic tails and variable number of spacer methylene groups have been synthesized. Detailed small-angle neutron scattering studies were carried out with their aqueous solutions to study their micellar properties. For some of these new surfactants, critical micellar concentrations and micropolarities were also determined. It has been found that the micelles were ellipsoidal for surfactants with short spacers having C12H25 hydrophobic tails. However, the corresponding surfactants having C16H33 chains and similar m-values afforded micelles that were disk-like and rod-like. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Chemical Physics Letters
Publisher:	Elsevier Science BV
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science BV.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Organic Chemistry
Date Deposited:	02 Mar 2009 05:48
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:00
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/18088

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