3Metallosurfactant Self‐Assembly: Structures and Chemistry of Interfacial, Biphasic, and Phase Transfer Catalysis

Ravneet Kaur1 and Aashima Sharma2

1Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana – Valparaiso Campus, Life and Physical Science Department, 3100 Ivy Tech Drive, Valparaiso, Indiana, 46383, USA

2Panjab University, Department of Chemistry, Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Sector 14, Chandigarh, 160014, India

3.1 Introduction

Metallosurfactants form the most intriguing class of surfactant family engaging the metallic and amphiphilic features in one single entity. Metallosurfactants were first discovered by Satake et al. in 1962 who synthesized bivalent metal alkyl sulfates and analyzed their micellar properties [1], while the actual ...

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