Abstract
AbstractThe inclusion complex formed by β‐cyclodextrin (β‐CD) with the cationic surfactant hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (HTAC) was studied by viscometry using poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)–HTAC aggregates as a viscosity indicator. The relative viscosity of β‐CD in aqueous PEO–HTAC solution profiles shows that the formation of the β‐CD/HTAC inclusion complex causes HTAC molecules to be stripped off the PEO chains, resulting in a decrease of aqueous solution viscosity as a result of the decrease in electrostatic repulsion between polymer‐bound HTAC micelles. The viscosity minimum at Cβ‐CD/CHTAC = 0.5 indicates that the molecular ratio of host molecule to guest molecule is 1:2 in the β‐CD/HTAC inclusion complex.
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