Ru(II)-Based Metallosurfactant Forming Inverted Aggregates

Knowing the advantages of incorporating a transition metal into interfaces, we report on the first inverted aggregates formed using metallosurfactants. The metallosurfactant possesses four long linear tails that account for the shielding of the polar headgroup in apolar solvents. The nature of the s...

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Published in:Nano letters 2006-02, Vol.6 (2), p.145-147
Main Authors: Domínguez-Gutiérrez, David, Surtchev, Marko, Eiser, Erika, Elsevier, Cornelis J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
2,2'-Dipyridyl - analogs & derivatives
2,2'-Dipyridyl - chemistry
Chemistry
Colloidal state and disperse state
Exact sciences and technology
General and physical chemistry
General, apparatus, technics of preparation
Hexanes - chemistry
Light
Micelles
Microscopy, Atomic Force - methods
Molecular Structure
Organometallic Compounds - chemical synthesis
Organometallic Compounds - chemistry
Particle Size
Ruthenium - chemistry
Scattering, Radiation
Sensitivity and Specificity
Surface Properties
Surface-Active Agents - chemical synthesis
Surface-Active Agents - chemistry
Toluene - chemistry
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Summary:Knowing the advantages of incorporating a transition metal into interfaces, we report on the first inverted aggregates formed using metallosurfactants. The metallosurfactant possesses four long linear tails that account for the shielding of the polar headgroup in apolar solvents. The nature of the so-formed aggregates changes dramatically from inverted vesicles (toluene) to inverted micelles (hexane). The size of the aggregates was determined using dynamic light scattering. Atomic force microscopy allowed us to study the dry structure of the vesicles on a glass surface.
ISSN:1530-6984
1530-6992
DOI:10.1021/nl051944v