Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Lyotropic liquid crystalline phase behavior of a polymeric amphiphile polymerized via their hydrophilic ends

  • Polymer Science
  • Published:
Colloid and Polymer Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The reaction of the nonionic low molecular mass surfactant 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24-octaoxaoctatriacontane-1-ol (CH3(CH2)13(OCH2CH2)8OH, C14E8) with acryloyl chloride yielded the monomeric amphiphile II (CH3(CH2)13(OCH2CH2)8O2C-(CH:CH2) with the polymerizable group located at the hydrophilic end of the molecule. Using radical polymerization, the polymeric surfactant III is obtained. These three surfactant water systems exhibit lyotropic liquid crystalline phases. The binary phase diagrams are compared with each other. In changing from the monomer-water to the polymer-water system a stabilization of the lyotropic mesophases is observed with amphiphiles which are connected via their hydrophilic ends; it is known for the surfactants to be connected via their hydrophobic ends. The appearance of the inverse mesophases, as expected from the molecular geometry of the polymer, is not observed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Hall DG, Tiddy GJT (1981) (ed) Lucassen-Reynders EH, Surfactant Science Series 11, Anionic Surfactants, Marcel Dekker, New York and Basel, p 55–108

    Google Scholar 

  2. Tiddy GJT (1980) Physics Reports 57:1

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Tiddy GJT, Walsh MF (1983) Studies in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 26:151

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Finkelmann H, Lühmann B, Rehage G (1982) Coll & Polym Sci 260:56

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Lühmann B, Finkelmann H, Rehage G (1985) Makromol Chem 186:1059

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Finkelmann H, Schafheutle MA (1986) Coll & Polym Sci 264:786

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Still WC, Kahn M, Mitra A (1978) J Org Chem 43(14):2923

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Mitchelll J, Tiddy GJT et al (1983) J Chem Soc Faraday Trans I:975

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Lühmann B, Dissertation Clausthal (1985)

  10. Tiddy GJT (1980) Physics Reports 57(1):28–29 (and cited literature)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Kjellander R, Florin E (1981) J Chem Soc Faraday Trans I 77:2053

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Author notes

  1. E. Jahns

    Present address: Institut für makromolekulare Chemie der UniversitÄt Freiburg, Freiburg, F.R.G.

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institut für makromolekulare Chemie der UniversitÄt Freiburg, Freiburg, F.R.G.

    H. Finkelmann

Authors
  1. E. Jahns
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. H. Finkelmann
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Jahns, E., Finkelmann, H. Lyotropic liquid crystalline phase behavior of a polymeric amphiphile polymerized via their hydrophilic ends. Colloid & Polymer Sci 265, 304–311 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01417929

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01417929

Key words

Search

Navigation