Formation of stable monolayer membranes and related structures in dilute aqueous solution from two-headed ammonium amphiphiles

Y Okahata, T Kunitake

Index: Okahata,Y.; Kunitake,T. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1979 , vol. 101, # 18 p. 5231 - 5234

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Abstract

Abstract: Two-headed, single-chain ammonium amphiphiles in which the hydrophobic chain was made of the flexible decamethylene unit and the rigid diphenylazomethine or biphenyl unit were synthesized. These amphiphiles produced huge (I 06-10'daltons) aggregates in dilute aqueous solution. The basic structure of the aggregates was shown by electron microscopy to be the monolayer membrane. A rod-like structure resulted, when the flexible ...