Synthesis and Properties of Two Amino Carboxylic Acid Gemini Surfactants

The number of hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups of a surfactant has a great influence on its property. Two Gemini surfactants, N,N″‘-didodecyl-N,N',N″,N″‘-tetrapropionate triethylenetetramine and N,N'-didodecyl-N,N'-dipropionate ethylenediamine (referred as DTPTT and DDPED), were prepared by Michael addition reaction of the didodecyl secondary amines with methyl acrylate. The didodecyl secondary amines were synthesized by nucleophilic substitution reaction of triethylenetetramine or ethylenediamine with bromododecane. The DTPTT and DDPED surfactants were characterized by mass spectrometry and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry. The surface activities of the DTPTT and DDPED aqueous solutions were studied by surface tension measurements. The surface tension and critical micelle concentration (cmc) of DDPED is smaller than that of DTPTT. The DDPED can reduce the surface tension of water to approximate 34 mN m⁻¹ at concentration levels of 10⁻⁵ mol L⁻¹. The aggregation behavior of the DTPTT and DDPED aqueous solution were studied by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. Both surfactants can form spherical vesicles at a solution of about 3–5 times cmc of the Gemini surfactants. The foam property was determined by nitrogen blowing method. The DTPTT has relatively good foaming ability and DDPED has excellent foam stability. The foam volume of DDPED barely change within 1000s. The emulsion stability of the Gemini surfactants was determined by separation time of water from the emulsion. The emulsion stability of DDPED is equivalent to Tween 80. The DDPED Gemini surfactant with two hydrophilic carboxylic groups has better surface activity, foam stability, and can be used as an O/W emulsifier.     

Synthesis and Surface Properties of Novel Quaternary Ammonium Gemini Surfactants with Polar Head Groups Containing 2-Hydroxypropyl Moieties

The purpose of this paper is to comprehend in-depth the effect of the surfactant structure on its and physicochemical properties such as surface/interfacial properties, foam stability, wettability, and biodegradability. To this end, quaternary ammonium Gemini surfactants, alkanediyl-α,ω-bis[(2-hydroxypropyl)dodecylammonium] dibromide (abbreviated as C_m-n-C_m[iso-Pr(OH)]₂ with m = 12, 14 and n = 2, 3, 4) were synthesized via substitution and quaternization reactions, and their chemical structures were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (¹HNMR) spectroscopies. The results showed that with the decrease of the spacer length, the surface tension was reduced more strongly, and with the increase of the alkyl tail length, micelles were more easily formed. Besides, the highest surface activity of C₁₄-2-C₁₄[iso-Pr(OH)]₂ was observed by increasing NaCl concentration to 200 g L⁻¹. The temperature had a great influence on thermodynamic parameters of the adsorption and micellization. The interfacial tension between 0.26 g L⁻¹ C₁₄-2-C₁₄[iso-Pr(OH)]₂ solution and oil could reach 0.022 mN m⁻¹. An elongation of the spacer chain in C₁₄-n-C₁₄[iso-Pr(OH)]₂ was unfavorable to foam stability. Besides, the oil-wetted core, which was aged in 0.6 g L⁻¹ C₁₄-2-C₁₄[iso-Pr(OH)]₂ solution, exhibited more hydrophilicity. C_m-n-C_m[iso-Pr(OH)]₂ surfactants produced higher biodegradable rates in river water (≥ 90% after 28 days) than the biodegradable surfactant of international recommendation (71% after 28 days) at 30 °C.     

Gemini表面活性剂的性质和应用

Gemini表面活性剂以其独特的结构,表现出优异的表面活性.综述了Gemini表面活性剂的结构特点和优异性质,对其应用开发进行了详细的介绍,并指出了今后发展的方向.     

唑型双子表面活性剂的合成和性能研究

以咪唑、以咪唑,溴乙酸,溴代十四烷和二元醇为主要原料,采用三步法合成了三种新的咪唑型双子表面活性剂,简记[C_(14)-n-C_(14)]Br_2。通过核磁氢谱和红外光谱对三种产物的结构进行表征,证明合成的产物为目标产物。并采用表面张力法得出三种表面活性剂的表面张力曲线,进而计算临界胶束浓度(CMC)等一系列表面性能参数,结果表明,连接基越短的咪唑型双子表面活性剂拥有更低的CMC,更高的界面活性。     

Synthesis and Properties of Quaternary Ammonium Gemini Surfactants with Hydroxyethyl at Head Groups

A series of cationic gemini surfactants C_mH_{2m + 1}N⁺(CH₂CH₂OH)₂ (CH₂)_s N⁺(CH₂CH₂OH)₂C_mH_{2m + 1} 2Br⁻, referred to as m-s-m (OH) (m = 8,10,12, s = 3,4), were prepared by quaternization of dihydroxyethyl tertiary amines with dibromoalkane. The dihydroxyethyl tertiary amines were synthesized by nucleophilic substitution of diethanolamine with bromoalkane. The characterization of the m-s-m (OH) surfactants was performed using ¹H NMR and MS. The surface activities and aggregation behavior in aqueous solution of the m-s-m (OH) surfactants were studied using surface tension measurements, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The surface tension and critical micellar concentration of these surfactants in aqueous solution decreased dramatically due to the introduction of hydroxyethyl at the head group. The micelles and/or vesicles formed in the aqueous solution of m-s-m (OH) surfactants were strongly dependent upon the lengths of spacer chains and carbon chains. The number of vesicles increases and that of micelles decreases when the lengths of spacer chains and carbon chains increase.     

Synthesis and Properties of Novel Phenylenediamine Gemini Surfactants

In the present work, a two-step method was adopted to synthesize a series of novel Gemini surfactants using N,N-dimethylalkyl amines (alkyl length = C₁₂, C₁₆ and C₁₈), epichlorohydrin, and n-phenyllenediamine as starting materials. The products were characterized using mass spectroscopy (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H NMR). Systematic experiments were conducted to evaluate their surface activity, foaming properties, and antibacterial performance. Results showed the critical micelle concentrations (CMC) of the C₁₂-based, C₁₆-based, and C₁₈-based phenylenediamine surfactants were 3.295 × 10⁻³, 2.532 × 10⁻⁴, and 3.140 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹ at 298 K, respectively, with corresponding surface tension (γ_cmc) values of 28.24, 31.95, and 35.06 mN m⁻¹ under the same conditions. The Gemini surfactants showed not only good surface activity and foaming properties, but also demonstrated good antimicrobial performance against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and fungi.     

Synthesis and Thermodynamic Properties of Rosin-Based Cationic Gemini Surfactants

A series of rosin-based cationic gemini surfactants with different spacer length (n = 2, 3, 4) were synthesized and characterized. Surface activity and micellization parameters including the critical micelle concentration, the degree of counterion dissociation, and thermodynamic functions of micellization in aqueous solutions have been investigated. Free energy perturbation was performed to study the enthalpy-entropy compensation of the synthesized gemini surfactants in aqueous solutions. The experimental results showed that the micellization of rosin-based gemini surfactants in aqueous solutions is a spontaneous and entropy-driven process. The micellization process was found to follow the entropy–enthalpy compensation phenomenon.     

Synthesis,Surface Property and Antimicrobial Activity of Cationic Gemini Surfactants Containing Adamantane and Amide Groups

A series of novel cationic gemini surfactants, namely 1,3-adamantanedicarboxylic acid bis(alkyldimethyl-3-ammoniopropyl amide) dibromide designated as [Ad-2(amC _n )] (n = 12, 14, 16), containing adamantane, two amide groups, and two hydrocarbon chains, were synthesized from 1,3-adamantanedicarboxylic acid. The surface-active properties of the surfactants were investigated through surface tension and electrical conductivity measurement. A series of thermodynamic parameters such as standard free energy \(\left( {\Delta G^\circ_{\text{m}} } \right)\) , enthalpy \(\left( {\Delta H^\circ_{\text{m}} } \right)\) , and entropy \(\left( {\Delta S^\circ_{\text{m}} } \right)\) of micellization were evaluated from electrical conductivity measurements in the temperature range from 288 to 308 K. The micellization for [Ad-2(amC _n )] is entropy-driven at low temperature and enthalpy-driven at high temperature. Further, the antimicrobial activity of the synthesized gemini surfactants against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria was also investigated, and this study showed that the compound [Ad-2(amC₁₂)] has excellent antibacterial activity against all studied bacteria.     

Properties of a Binary System Containing Anionic and Cationic Gemini Surfactants

Surface tension, fluorescence, and dynamic light scattering were used to investigate the properties of a binary surfactant system comprising an anionic gemini surfactant (DLMC) and cationic gemini surfactant (II‐12‐EO₂). Surface tension measurements afforded the critical micelle concentration (cmc) of the mixture and the values are all lower than those of pure constituent surfactants. For the mixtures of II‐12‐EO₂/DLMC, the micelle aggregation number decreases with the increase of II‐12‐EO₂, and the micropolarity of the micelle is lowest when the molar fraction of II‐12‐EO₂ is 0.5; the hydrodynamic radius (R_h) of the mixed micelle first increases and then decreases with the addition of II‐12‐EO₂, and larger micelles are obtained when the molar fraction of II‐12‐EO₂ is 0.5 or 0.7.     

Synthesis and Surface Properties of Novel Gemini Imidazolium Surfactants

Five new Gemini imidazolium surfactants were synthesized from imidazole and 1-bromoalkane (C₈, C₁₀, C₁₂, C₁₄, C₁₆) to get 1-alkylimidazole, which was further reacted with 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol to form the surfactant molecule, 1,1′-(propane-1,3-diyl-2-ol) bis(3-alkyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium) chloride. The structures of the five new surfactants and intermediates were characterized by ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR and IR spectra. Thermal properties of the five new surfactants were studied with thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry, the five new surfactants showed a transition from a crystalline phase to a thermotropic liquid–crystalline phase at around ca. 100 °C, which transformed to an isotropic liquid phase at around ca. 165 °C. The five new surfactants critical micelle concentrations (CMC) in the aqueous solutions were determined by surface tension and electrical conductivity methods. The surface tension measurements provided a series of parameters, including critical micelle concentration (CMC), surface tension at the CMC (γ _CMC), adsorption efficiency  (pC ₂₀), and effectiveness of surface tension reduction (π_CMC). In addition, with application of the Gibbs adsorption isotherm, maximum surface excess concentration (Γ_max) and minimum surface area/molecule (A_min) at the air–water interface were obtained. The parameters β (degree of counterion binding to micelles), ΔG _ads ^θ (Gibbs free energy of adsorption), and ΔG _mic ^θ (Gibbs free energy change of micellization) were also derived. The results indicated that the five new Gemini surfactants exhibited very low CMC and a good efficiency in lowering the surface tension of water. The foamability and foam stability of the five new surfactants were also examined at different CMC.     

Synthesis and Properties of a Cationic Gemini Surfactant with the Hydrophenanthrene Structure

A novel cationic gemini surfactant with the hydrophenanthrene structure has been synthesized from dehydroabietylamine. Its structure was confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, and elemental analysis. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of the surfactant and its surface tension at the CMC (γ _CMC) in aqueous solution were about 1.58 × 10^?5 mol L^?1 and 36.6 mN m^?1 at 25 °C, respectively. The emulsion composed of equal amounts of benzene and an aqueous solution with 0.1 % gemini surfactant as emulsifier maintained its stability for 8.5 h. Meanwhile, the antimicrobial activities of the gemini surfactant against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia aerogenes, and Staphylococcus epidermidis were much better than those of bromogeramine and ampicillin sodium against the same bacteria, and its minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were 16, 32, and 4 μg mL^?1, respectively.     

Gemini Pyridinium Surfactants: Synthesis and Their Surface Active Properties

New pyridinium Gemini surfactants have been synthesized by esterification of renewable fatty acids with halogenated alcohols furnishing respective esters (2‐chloroethyl hexadecanoate, 2‐chloroethyl tetradecanoate, 2‐chloroethyl dodecanoate, 2‐bromoethyl hexadecanoate, 2‐bromoethyl tetradecanoate and 2‐bromoethyl dodecanoate) followed by their subsequent treatment with 4,4′‐trimethylenedipyridine resulting into the formation of title Gemini surfactants: (4,4′‐(propane‐1,3‐diyl)bis(1‐(2‐(hexadecanoyl oxy) ethyl) dipyridinium chloride(7), (4,4′‐(propane‐1,3‐diyl)bis(1‐(2‐(tetradecanoyl oxy) ethyl) dipyridinium chloride (8), 4,4′‐(propane‐1,3‐diyl)bis(1‐(2‐(dodecanoyl oxy) ethyl) dipyridinium chloride (9), (4,4′‐(propane‐1,3‐diyl)bis(1‐(2‐(hexadecanoyl oxy) ethyl) dipyridinium bromide (10), (4,4′‐(propane‐1,3‐diyl)bis(1‐(2‐(tetradecanoyl oxy) ethyl) dipyridinium bromide (11), 4,4′‐(propane‐1,3‐diyl)bis(1‐(2‐(dodecanoyl oxy) ethyl) dipyridinium bromide (12). Their identifications are based on IR, ¹H‐, ¹³C‐NMR, DEPT, COSY and mass spectral studies. Their surface active properties are also evaluated on the basis of surface tension and conductivity measurements and thermal stability of these long chain cationics Gemini surfactants have been measured by thermal gravimetric analysis under nitrogen atmosphere.     

Gemini表面活性剂的性质和应用

Gem in i表面活性剂以其独特的结构,表现出优异的表面活性。本文综述了Gem in i表面活性剂的结构特点和优良性能,并对其应用开发进行了详细的介绍,指出了今后发展的方向。     

Gemini型表面活性剂的合成进展

综述了Gemini型表面活性剂,包括阴离子型、阳离子型、非离子型、两性型及一些特殊类型Gemini表面活性剂的合成方法研究进展。有参考文献23篇。     

哌嗪系列双子表面活性剂的合成

为了探索哌嗪类双子表面活性剂在三次采油(EOR)、新材料制备及生物技术领域中的应用,合成了两个以哌嗪为基的双子表面活性剂Ⅰ和Ⅴ,一个含有两种阴离子的Bola型表面活性剂Ⅱ和一个大环表面活性剂Ⅲ。表面张力测定结果显示,Ⅰ的临界胶束浓度(CMC)为6.47×10-4mol/L,优于传统的表面活性剂;Ⅴ的CMC为1.17×10-3mol/L,说明连接基团长度一定时,增加疏水链的数目,表面活性降低。Ⅱ和Ⅲ水溶性较好,可应用于生物技术领域或在新材料中作为模板剂。MM2能量最小法计算结果显示,在有限长连接基团中引入较多疏水链的化合物不易合成。用溶剂可接触面积说明了Ⅲ水溶性较好的原因。     

新型Gemini阳离子表面活性剂的合成和性能（3）—在烷基链中引入易水解基团促进生物降解

概述了烷基链中含有酰受基和酯基的Gemini阳离子表面活性剂的合成,表面活性和生物降解性,含有酰胺基的Gemini阳离子具有优良的表面活性,但几乎不能生物降解,而含有酯基的Gemini阳离子不仅具有优良的表面活性,而且具有良好的生物降解性。     

Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Amido-Amine Cationic Gemini Surfactants Containing Flexible and Rigid Spacers

New amido‐amine‐based cationic gemini surfactants with flexible and rigid spacers and different hydrophobic tails were synthesized and characterized. These gemini surfactants were prepared by a modified procedure through amidation of long chain carboxylic acids using 3‐(dimethylamino)‐1‐propylamine followed by treatment with halohydrocarbons. The effect of the trans and cis conformation of the spacer double bond was investigated by means of critical micelle concentration, surface tension reduction, and thermal stability. The short‐term thermal stability of the gemini surfactants was assessed using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and the long‐term thermal stability was examined by a unique approach based on structure characterization techniques including NMR (¹H and ¹³C) and FTIR analysis. TGA results demonstrated excellent short‐term thermal stability since no structure degradation was observed up to 200 °C. Structural characterization revealed impressive long‐term thermal stability of the gemini surfactants with no structure decomposition after exposing them to 90 °C for 10 days. The critical micelle concentration of gemini surfactants was found to be in the range of 0.77 × 10^?4–3.61 × 10^?4 mol L^?1 and corresponding surface tension (γ_CMC) ranged from 30.34 to 38.12 mN m^?1. The surfactant with the trans conformation of spacer double bond showed better surface properties compared to the surfactant with the cis conformation of spacer double bond. Similarly, increasing surfactant tail length and spacer length resulted in decreasing CMC values. Moreover, bromide counterion showed improved surface properties compared to chloride counterion.     

新型Gemini阳离子表面活性剂的合成和性能（1）：从长链烷基二甲基胺及其盐酸盐和环氧氯丙烷合成双烷基双季铵盐阳离子

概述了从长链烷基二甲基叔胺及其盐酸盐和环氧氯丙烷或其他连接剂在温和条件下合成新型双烷基双季铵盐型阳离子表面活性剂的方法,产品的表面活性以及烷基链长、连接基团结构对产物表面活性的影响。     

氧乙烯联接链的季铵盐Gemini表面活性剂合成及胶团化特性

合成了含氧乙烯联接链的季铵盐Gemini表面活性剂C12 2 En C12·2Br〔C12=C12H25N+(CH3)2,2=CH2CH2,En=(OC2H4)n,2Br=2Br-,n=1,2,3〕。以电导和稳态荧光法研究了胶团化行为,结果表明,C12 2 En C12·2Br的胶团化能力比其单体表面活性剂十二烷基三甲基溴化铵(C12TABr)高得多,接近于以2个亚甲基构成联接链的C12 2 C12·2Br。胶团聚集数N和表面反离子结合度K0也与C12 2 C12·2Br胶团相当。C12 2 En C12·2Br胶团化过程呈现焓/熵补偿现象,以n=1的胶团最为稳定。     

Gemini表面活性剂的吸附、自聚和性质

Gemini表面活性剂通常是由两 (或三 )条疏水链、两个亲水基和一个连接基组成的两性分(离 )子 ,与由单亲水基和单疏水基构成的单体表面活性剂分 (离 )子相比较 ,在临界胶团浓度、界面性质和溶解性等方面有着独特的性质。由于其电荷密度高 ,临界胶团浓度低 ,并且有很低的 Krafft点 ,能在低浓度下与高碳烷烃形成超低界面张力 ,在石油开发中有着很好的应用前景。详述了该类新型表活性剂的吸附、自聚、性质 ,比较了与单体表面活性剂的差别