Three neoglycolipids 1a–c derived from glycerol were synthezised and their molecular arrangements were studied at the air/water interface through Langmuir–Blodgett technique. The common structural features of these neoglycolipids are: a triethyleneglycol spacer at C- 2 of glycerol, a GlcNAc hydrophilic head group at the end of the spacer, two saturated aliphatic chains at C-1 and C-3 of glycerol, linked by ether bonds. Compounds 1a–c differ ...