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Self-assembly of new surface active ionic liquids based on Aerosol-OT in aqueous media
K Srinivasa Rao1, Praveen Singh Gehlot1, Tushar J Trivedi1
1Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, Gujarat, India.
Abstract:
New anionic ionic liquid surfactants have been synthesized by replacing the sodium cation of Aerosol-OT (sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate, [Na]AOT) with various biocompatible moieties, such as 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium ([C4mim]), proliniumisopropylester ([ProC3]), cholinium ([Cho]), and guanidinium ([Gua]). The Aerosol-OT derived ionic liquids (AOT-ILs) were found fairly soluble in water and formed vesicles above a critical vesicle concentration (CVC) which depended upon the nature of cation, and followed the order: [ProC3]<[C4mim]<[Gua]<[Cho]
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