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Synthesis of oligo-B-alanine-based surfactant via cobalt-catalyzed carbonylation and surface activity study
Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry
  • Li Jia, The University of Akron
  • Stephen L. Moylan
  • Yi-Lang Liang
  • Eric S. Daniels
  • Andrew Klein
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-8-2009
Abstract

Synthesis of a novel surfactant with an oligo-β -alanine hydrophilic headgroup was achieved via the carbonylative oligomerization of aziridine followed by coupling with n-octylamine in one pot. The chemical structure of the surfactant was confirmed by NMR and MALDI MS. Preliminary studies on its surface properties, including surface tension measurement and its adsorption on polystyrene latex particles, are reported.

Citation Information
Li Jia, Stephen L. Moylan, Yi-Lang Liang, Eric S. Daniels, et al.. "Synthesis of oligo-B-alanine-based surfactant via cobalt-catalyzed carbonylation and surface activity study" Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry Vol. 46 Iss. 2 (2009) p. 145 - 151
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/li_jia/7/