title: A series of long-chain lamellar hydrated copper(II) alkylsulfonates with different chain molecular assemblies.
abstract: Reaction of copper(II) salts with n-alkylsulfonate anions yields light blue lamellar Cu(C(n)H(2n + 1)SO3)2 x zH2O displaying distinct (mono/bi-layer) chain packing with increasing alkyl chain lengths. This may be attributed to the amphiphilic nature of the surfactants, i.e., the hydrophilic sulfonate head groups, mediating the coordination, and H-bonding interactions, and the hydrophobic alkyl chains.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Nano Science, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong-Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Cheol Eui
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Lee