Abstract
A series of perfluorinated cationic surfactants and their corresponding hydrocarbon ones whose general formula is C n X 2 n+1 –C(O)NH–(CH 2) 3–N +Me 3, I −, with X = F, H and n = 9, 11, have been synthesized via two steps. Their aggregative and surface-active properties were studied in aqueous solution using tensiometry and conductimetry. The critical micelle concentrations and the molecular areas at the air/water interface of fluorinated surfactants are lower than those of their hydrocarbon homologues. Micellar aggregation numbers and geometric packing parameters have been investigated. The results indicated that fluorocarbon surfactants tend to form lamellar aggregates while the hydrocarbon ones associate into spherical aggregates.
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