A spontaneous phase transition from reverse micelles to organogels due to surfactant interactions with specific benzenediols

被引:19
作者
Tata, M
John, VT
Waguespack, YY
McPherson, GL
机构
[1] TULANE UNIV,DEPT CHEM ENGN,NEW ORLEANS,LA 70118
[2] TULANE UNIV,DEPT CHEM,NEW ORLEANS,LA 70118
[3] UNIV MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE,DEPT NAT SCI,PRINCESS ANNE,MD 21853
关键词
D O I
10.1016/S0167-7322(97)00034-2
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Hydrogen-bonding interactions between suitable phenols and the head group of the twin-tailed anionic surfactant sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT), form the basis for a novel class of organogels. The gels are novel in that very small quantities of these low molecular weight solutes are sufficient to cause gelation. Previous work has shown that the gel-forming propensity of the phenol is determined by its acid strength and also the substitution pattern on the aromatic ring. Evidence suggests that the underlying molecular architecture of these gels consists of strands of stacked and motionally restricted phenol molecules. The surfactant appears to be linked through hydrogen bonding to the external surface of the stack and its motion is relatively unrestricted. Here, we report the finding that the gels also form with select benzenediols (resorcinol derivatives). Interestingly, these gels are much stronger than some of the strongest gels made with phenols under similar conditions. A combination of NMR and FTIR spectroscopic evidence suggests that these gels derive their strength from binding with both carbonyl groups of the surfactant, whereas in the gels made with phenols, only one carbonyl group is bound. The stacked phenol microstructure of the organogels proposed previously seems to be generally valid for the case of gels formed with the benzenediols. The additional possibility of bridging the adjacent phenol molecules in the stack by the adsorbed surfactant allows for a ''scaffolding'' around the aromatic stack. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
引用
收藏
页码:121 / 135
页数:15
相关论文
共 13 条
[1]   MOBILITY MEASUREMENTS IN MICROEMULSION GELS [J].
CAPITANI, D ;
SEGRE, AL ;
HAERING, G ;
LUISI, PL .
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, 1988, 92 (12) :3500-3504
[2]  
Conley R.T., 1966, INFRARED SPECTROSCOP
[3]  
KOMMAREDDI N, 1996, IN PRESS CHEM MAT
[4]  
LIDE DR, 1990, HDB CHEM PHYSICS
[5]   C-13 NMR INVESTIGATIONS OF AEROSOL OT WATER-IN-OIL MICRO-EMULSIONS [J].
MARTIN, CA ;
MAGID, LJ .
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, 1981, 85 (25) :3938-3944
[6]   CATALYTIC AND INTERFACIAL ASPECTS OF ENZYMATIC POLYMER SYNTHESIS IN REVERSED MICELLAR SYSTEMS [J].
RAO, AM ;
JOHN, VT ;
GONZALEZ, RD ;
AKKARA, JA ;
KAPLAN, DL .
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING, 1993, 41 (05) :531-540
[7]  
Silverstein R.M., 1981, Spectrometric identification of organic compounds, V4
[8]   MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL PHENOLIC ORGANOGELS THROUGH HIGH-RESOLUTION NMR-SPECTROSCOPY [J].
TATA, M ;
JOHN, VT ;
WAGUESPACK, YY ;
MCPHERSON, GL .
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, 1994, 98 (14) :3809-3817
[9]   INTERCALATION IN NOVEL ORGANOGELS WITH A STACKED PHENOL MICROSTRUCTURE [J].
TATA, M ;
JOHN, VT ;
WAGUESPACK, YY ;
MCPHERSON, GL .
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 1994, 116 (21) :9464-9470
[10]  
TATA M, 1994, THESIS TULANE U NEW