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Synthesis and monolayer film of a series of new twin-tailed gemini cationic surfactants at the air/water interface

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Central European Journal of Chemistry

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A series of new dimeric surfactants, twin-tailed gemini surfactants, 2(12)-s-2(12), were successfully prepared and characterized, and their monolayer films investigated by the measurement of surface pressure-area (π-A) and surface pressure-time (π-t) isotherms at the air/water interface by a Langmuir film balance. Compared to their monomeric counterparts, their collapse pressure (γcollapse) is smaller, whilst all the molecular area parameters are larger. The limited area (Alimited) and the initial area (Ainitial) of these twin-tailed gemini surfactants change with increasing spacer length s, and the surface pressure decreases with increasing time. It was also found that the higher the initial surface pressure, the larger the attenuation.

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  1. Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 9, Section 4, Renmin South Avenue, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, P. R. China

    Zhi Chen & Yujun Feng

  2. Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100039, P. R. China

    Zhi Chen

  3. Textile Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China

    Dongliang Zhou, Puxin Zhu & Dacheng Wu

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Chen, Z., Feng, Y., Zhou, D. et al. Synthesis and monolayer film of a series of new twin-tailed gemini cationic surfactants at the air/water interface. cent.eur.j.chem. 6, 477–481 (2008). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11532-008-0031-6

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