title: Aqueous behaviour of cationic surfactants containing a cleavable group.
abstract: The aggregation behaviour of two novel cationic RAFT agents (transfer surfactants); N,N-dimethyl-N-(4-(((phenylcarbonothioyl)thio)methyl)benzyl)ethanammonium bromide (PCDBAB) and N-(4-((((dodecylthio)-carbonothioyl)thio)methyl)benzyl)-N,N-dimethylethanammonium bromide (DCTBAB) in diluted solutions have been investigated by surface tension, conductimetry and microcalorimetry measurements. The thermodynamic parameters i.e. the critical micelle concentration (cmc), the degree of micelle ionization (alpha), the head group surface area (a 0), Delta H mic, Delta G mic and T Delta S mic are reported at 303 K. The thermodynamic parameters have been compared to those of the conventional surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) in order to specify structural relationships. The obtained results have been discussed considering the hydrophobic behaviour of the S-C=S- linkage and the specific interactions that arise from the introduction of the benzene ring into the hydrophobic part.
authors.affiliation: UNESCO Associated Centre for Macromolecules, Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, 7602 Stellenbosch, South Africa.
authors.forename: Austin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samakande
authors.forename: Radhouane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaghi
authors.forename: Gaelle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Derrien
authors.forename: Clarence
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charnay
authors.forename: Patrice C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hartmann