title: New Y-shaped surfactants from renewable resources.
abstract: A series of sugar-based surfactants, involving a single hydrophobic chain (C12) and two side-by-side arranged head groups, was prepared form simple glucose precursors. All surfactants were highly water soluble and exhibited exclusively micellar assemblies. This behavior makes them interesting candidates for oil in water emulsifiers.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Tammar Hussein
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: r_syahila@um.edu.my.
authors.forename: Rusnah Syahila Duali
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hussen
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: heidelberg@um.edu.my.
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heidelberg
mesh_terms: D057930:Click Chemistry / Q000379:methods*; D004655:Emulsions / Q000737:chemistry*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D004655:Emulsions; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D014867:Water
keywords: Click chemistry; Double-headed surfactants; Hydrophilic surface dominance; Oil in water emulsion; Sugar-based non-ionic emulsifiers