Abstract
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements together with texture observation with polarizing microscope revealed the presence of a smectic phase for shorter homologues. Film forming properties of all the perfluorodecyl- n-alkanes synthesized here at the air–water interface were thoroughly investigated. Nearly all the compounds investigated were found to be capable of Langmuir monolayer formation when spread at the water–air interface, apart from semifluorinated alkanes (SFA) containing short hydrogenated moiety ( n < 10), which partially dissolve in the water subphase. The investigated homologous series of SFA can be divided into four groups, regarding their liquid–crystalline and surface properties. The first group includes molecules with n = 6–10, which form smectic phases in the bulk and do not form stable monolayers at the free water surface. SFA containing 11 or 12 hydrogenated carbons belong to the second group, forming smectic phases at elevated temperatures, which transform into 3D ordering upon cooling. These molecules are found to form Langmuir monolayers of intermediate stability. The remaining groups contain perfluorodecylalkanes with n > 12, which differ in their calorimetric properties; however, both form very stable films on the water surface and do not exhibit liquid–crystalline properties.
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