ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The occurrence of a negative birefringence in water-in-oil (W/O) microemulsions has been substantiated and analyzed. The analysis is based on the well-established aqueous nanodroplet model of W/O microemulsions. In the particularly investigated water/sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT)/aliphatic oil systems, the AOT monolayer exhibits a negative induced intrinsic birefringence, which is brought about by the pronounced polarizability of the alkyl moiety of the AOT molecule approximately perpendicular to the direction of its permanent dipolement.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19870700610
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