Ru(II)-based metallosurfactant forming inverted aggregates.
Knowing the advantages of incorporating a transition metal into interfaces, we report on the first inverted aggregates formed using metallosurfactants. The metallosurfactant possesses four long linear tails that account for the shielding of the polar headgroup in apolar solvents. The nature of the so-formed aggregates changes dramatically from inverted vesicles (toluene) to inverted micelles (hexane). The size of the aggregates was determined using dynamic light scattering. Atomic force microscopy allowed us to study the dry structure of the vesicles on a glass surface.
Domínguez-Gutiérrez
David
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Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Chemistry, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Surtchev
Marko
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Eiser
Erika
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Elsevier
Cornelis J
CJ
D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D006586:Hexanes / Q000737:chemistry; D008027:Light; D008823:Micelles; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013499:Surface Properties; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D014050:Toluene / Q000737:chemistry
C509852:(2,2'-bipyridine)bis(4,4'-diheptadecyl-2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) chloride; C509853:4,4'-diheptadecyl-2,2'-bipyridine; D006586:Hexanes; D008823:Micelles; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D014050:Toluene; D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl; D012428:Ruthenium