The Spontaneous Vesicle–Micelle Transition in a Catanionic Surfactant System: A Chemical Trapping Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Logic of the CT Method for CTAB/SOS Aggregates
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. The Spontaneous Vesicle–Micelle Transition in CTAB/SOS Aqueous Solutions
2.2. Interfacial Molarity Changes during the Vesicle–Micelle Transition
2.3. Discussion on the Interfacial Molarities and the Vesicle–Micelle Transition in CTAB/SOS Solutions
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) Measurements
3.3. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Measurements
3.4. Steady-State Fluorescence Measurements
3.5. Zeta-Potential Measurements
3.6. Chemical Trapping Experiments in CTAB/SOS Aqueous Solutions
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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[CTAB] + [ SOS] | Peak Areas (102 mAU·s) | Observed Yields (%) | Normalized Yields (%) | |||||||
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(mM) | 16-ArOH | 16-ArOSOct | 16-ArBr | 16-ArOH | 16-ArOSOct | 16-ArBr | Total | 16-ArOHN | 16-ArOSOctN | 16-ArBrN |
20 | 34.75 | 10.37 | 0.11 | 77.4 | 15.8 | 2.0 | 95.1 | 81.3 | 16.6 | 2.1 |
20 | 33.80 | 10.76 | 0.11 | 75.2 | 16.4 | 2.0 | 93.5 | 80.4 | 17.5 | 2.1 |
50 | 29.21 | 9.16 | 0.15 | 70.2 | 15.1 | 2.2 | 87.4 | 80.2 | 17.3 | 2.5 |
50 | 29.51 | 9.26 | 0.16 | 70.9 | 15.3 | 2.2 | 88.4 | 80.2 | 17.3 | 2.5 |
80 | 30.53 | 10.39 | 0.19 | 73.4 | 17.1 | 2.2 | 92.8 | 79.1 | 18.5 | 2.4 |
80 | 30.60 | 10.31 | 0.18 | 73.6 | 17.0 | 2.2 | 92.8 | 79.3 | 18.3 | 2.4 |
100 | 30.52 | 11.01 | 0.19 | 73.4 | 18.2 | 2.2 | 93.8 | 78.3 | 19.4 | 2.4 |
100 | 30.50 | 10.86 | 0.19 | 73.3 | 17.9 | 2.2 | 93.5 | 78.4 | 19.2 | 2.4 |
200 | 29.22 | 11.50 | 0.31 | 70.2 | 19.0 | 2.4 | 91.5 | 76.7 | 20.7 | 2.6 |
200 | 29.14 | 11.31 | 0.29 | 70.0 | 18.7 | 2.3 | 91.0 | 76.9 | 20.5 | 2.6 |
500 | 28.88 | 13.00 | 0.75 | 69.3 | 21.5 | 2.9 | 93.7 | 74.0 | 22.9 | 3.1 |
500 | 28.90 | 13.01 | 0.74 | 69.4 | 21.5 | 2.9 | 93.7 | 74.0 | 22.9 | 3.1 |
[NaBr] + [ SOS] | Peak Areas (102 mAU·s) | Observed Yields (%) | Normalized Yields (%) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(mM) | 16-ArOH | 16-ArOSOct | 16-ArBr | 16-ArOH | 16-ArOSOct | 16-ArBr | Total | 16-ArOHN | 16-ArOSOctN | 16-ArBrN |
200 | 29.95 | 6.24 | 0.13 | 80.1 | 11.5 | 2.4 | 94.0 | 85.3 | 12.2 | 2.5 |
200 | 30.26 | 6.25 | 0.13 | 81.0 | 11.5 | 2.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 12.1 | 2.5 |
200 | 30.41 | 6.26 | 0.14 | 81.4 | 11.5 | 2.4 | 95.3 | 85.4 | 12.1 | 2.5 |
300 | 30.19 | 5.95 | 0.23 | 80.8 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 94.3 | 85.7 | 11.6 | 2.7 |
300 | 30.27 | 5.95 | 0.23 | 81.0 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 94.5 | 85.8 | 11.6 | 2.7 |
300 | 30.41 | 5.96 | 0.22 | 81.4 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 94.9 | 85.8 | 11.5 | 2.6 |
400 | 29.78 | 6.54 | 0.40 | 79.7 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 94.4 | 84.4 | 12.7 | 2.9 |
400 | 29.85 | 6.55 | 0.37 | 79.9 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 94.6 | 84.4 | 12.7 | 2.9 |
400 | 29.87 | 6.55 | 0.40 | 79.9 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 94.7 | 84.4 | 12.7 | 2.9 |
500 | 29.88 | 5.81 | 0.34 | 79.9 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 93.3 | 85.7 | 11.4 | 2.9 |
500 | 29.88 | 5.82 | 0.35 | 79.9 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 93.3 | 85.7 | 11.4 | 2.9 |
500 | 29.98 | 5.83 | 0.34 | 80.2 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 93.6 | 85.7 | 11.4 | 2.9 |
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Sun, Q.; Gong, J.; Sun, Y.; Song, Y.; Liu, C.; Xu, B. The Spontaneous Vesicle–Micelle Transition in a Catanionic Surfactant System: A Chemical Trapping Study. Molecules 2023, 28, 6062. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28166062
Sun Q, Gong J, Sun Y, Song Y, Liu C, Xu B. The Spontaneous Vesicle–Micelle Transition in a Catanionic Surfactant System: A Chemical Trapping Study. Molecules. 2023; 28(16):6062. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28166062
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Qihan, Jiani Gong, Yujia Sun, Yao Song, Changyao Liu, and Baocai Xu. 2023. "The Spontaneous Vesicle–Micelle Transition in a Catanionic Surfactant System: A Chemical Trapping Study" Molecules 28, no. 16: 6062. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28166062