title: Surface and micelle properties of novel multi-dentate surfactants.
abstract: Novel multi-dentate surfactants, based on alkyl amines of varying hydrophobicity were synthesized, and molecular structures were characterized by IR, UV-vis, NMR and FAB-MS. The new surfactants have good water solubility and are highly efficient at reducing aqueous surface tension. Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) studies were carried out with aqueous solutions in D(2)O to study aggregation. Spherical micelles were shown to form, and these grow with increasing alkyl chain length; their conformation is unusual compared to conventional linear chain surfactants.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Jinfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Gaoyong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaohai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Julian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eastoe
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Mutch
authors.forename: Richard K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Heenan