title: Ru(II)-based metallosurfactant forming inverted aggregates.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Chemistry, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Domínguez-Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Surtchev
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eiser
authors.forename: Cornelis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Elsevier
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: 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