Enantioselectivity in chiral inverted micelles and co-surfactant localization in microemulsion

R Andriamanampisoa, B Boyer, G Lamaty…

Index: Andriamanampisoa, Ramarofidy; Boyer, Bernard; Lamaty, Gerard; Roque, Jean Pierre Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1986 , # 8 p. 597 - 598

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Abstract

Bis-(2-ethylhexyl) sodium sulphosuccinate (AOT) forms micelles in organic solvents in the presence of water; 'inverted' micelles are formed, with an inner core of water (water pool) surrounded by the surfactant molecules. Such aggregates are dispersed in the continuous organic phase. Sometimes a fourth constituent, designated as co-surfactant, usually an aliphatic alcohol, is added to the system to help micellization and increase the size and the stability of the water pools. ...