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Synthesis, Surface Activities and Toluene Solubilization by Amine-oxide Gemini Surfactants

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A series of amine-oxide gemini surfactants featuring amide groups [N, N’-dimethyl-N, N’-bis(2-alkylamideethyl)-ethylenediamine oxide (alkyl = C11H23, C13H27, C15H31, C17H35)] have been synthesized via a three-step synthetic route, and their chemical structures were confirmed by mass spectra, FTIR and 1H-NMR spectra. The surface activities of these compounds have been measured. The results show that these synthesized amine-oxide gemini surfactants reduced the surface tension of water to a minimum value of approximately 26.91 mN m−1 at a concentration of 2.92 × 10−5mol L−1. Furthermore, their critical micelle concentration (CMC) values and solubilization of toluene decrease with an increase of the hydrophobic chain length from 12 to 18. Isoelectric point measurements revealed that their pI values range from 4.0 to 10.5.

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Acknowledgments

We gratefully acknowledge the Science and Technology Program Key Project of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (KZ201510011010), the transformation of scientific and technological achievements-promotion plan project (PXM 2015_014213_000049), the financial support of the Funding Project for the Cultivation of Excellent Talents in Beijing City (2013D005003000010), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21176004, 21376008 and 21203005) and projects in the National Science & Technology Pillar Program during the Twelfth Five-year Plan Period (2013BAC01B04 and 2014BAE03B01).

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    Hongqin Liu, Jun Hu, Baocai Xu, Tingting Zhao, Guoying Shi & Guiju Zhang

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Liu, H., Hu, J., Xu, B. et al. Synthesis, Surface Activities and Toluene Solubilization by Amine-oxide Gemini Surfactants. J Surfact Deterg 19, 673–680 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-016-1828-5

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