Effects of structure variation on solution properties of hydrotropes : phenyl versus cyclohexyl chain tips

The physicochemical behavior of the phenyl-n-alkanoate (PhenCx) and cyclohexyl-n-alkanoate (CyclohexCx) series has been investigated, supporting previous work on the understanding of hydrotropes (Hopkins Hatzopoulos, M.; Eastoe, J.; Dowding, P.J.; Rogers, S. E.; Heenan, R.; Dyer, R. Langmuir2011, 27...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 28(2012), 25 vom: 26. Juni, Seite 9332-40
1. Verfasser: Hopkins Hatzopoulos, Marios (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Eastoe, Julian, Dowding, Peter J, Grillo, Isabelle, Demé, Bruno, Rogers, Sarah E, Heenan, Richard, Dyer, Robert
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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Zusammenfassung:The physicochemical behavior of the phenyl-n-alkanoate (PhenCx) and cyclohexyl-n-alkanoate (CyclohexCx) series has been investigated, supporting previous work on the understanding of hydrotropes (Hopkins Hatzopoulos, M.; Eastoe, J.; Dowding, P.J.; Rogers, S. E.; Heenan, R.; Dyer, R. Langmuir2011, 27, 12346-12353). Electrical conductivity, surface tension, (1)H NMR, and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) were used to study adsorption and aggregation in terms of critical aggregation concentration (cac). The PhenCx series exhibited very similar d log(cac)/dn to n-alkylbenzoates (CnBenz), exhibiting two branches of behavior, with a common inflection point at four linear carbons, whereas the CyclohexCx series showed no break point. Electrical conductivity and (1)H NMR concentration scans indicate a difference in physicochemical behavior between higher and lower homologues in both the PhenCx and CyclohexCx series. Surface tension measurements with compounds belonging to either group gave typical Gibbs adsorption profiles, having d log(cac)/dn curves consistent with limiting headgroup areas in the region of (35-55 Å(2)) indicating monolayer formation. SANS profiles showed no evidence for aggregates below the electrical conductivity determined cac values, inferring an "on-off" mode of aggregation. Analyses of SANS profiles was consistent with charged ellipsoidal aggregates, persisting from lower through to higher homologues in both the PhenCx and CyclohexCx series
Beschreibung:Date Completed 31.10.2012
Date Revised 26.06.2012
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la301222m