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Blach D, Girardi VR, Silber JJ, Correa NM, Falcone RD. How the type of interface can alter the behavior of an aprotic ionic liquid-water mixture entrapped in different reverse micelles. An exploratory study using an enzymatic reaction as a sensor. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Sánchez M JF, Sánchez MD, Falcone RD, Ritacco HA. Production of Pd nanoparticles in microemulsions. Effect of reaction rates on the particle size. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:1692-1701. [PMID: 34982075 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05049d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles in microemulsions, we hypothesized that the particle size is controlled by the reaction rate and not by the microemulsion size. Thus, the changes observed in the particle sizes as reaction conditions, such as concentrations, temperatures, the type of surfactant used, etc., are varied which should not be correlated directly to the modification of these conditions but indirectly to the changes they produce in the reaction rates. In this work, the microemulsions were formulated with benzene and water as continuous and dispersed phases, respectively, using n-dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB) and n-octanol as the surfactant and cosurfactant. Using time-resolved UV-vis spectroscopy, we measured the reaction rates in the production of palladium (Pd) nanoparticles inside the microemulsions at different reactant concentrations and temperatures, keeping all the other parameters constant. The measured reaction rates were then correlated with the particle sizes measured by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We found that the nanoparticle size increases linearly as the reaction rate increases, independently of the actual reactant concentration or temperature. We proposed a simple model for the observed kinetics where the reaction rate is controlled mainly by the diffusion of the reducing agent. With this model, we predicted that the particle size should depend indirectly, via the reaction kinetics, on the micelle radius, the water volume and the total microemulsion volume. Some of these predictions were indeed observed and reported in the literature.
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- Jhon F Sánchez M
- Instituto de Física del Sur (IFISUR), Departamento de Física, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), CONICET, Av. L. N. Alem 1253, B8000CPB - Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Física del Sur (IFISUR), Departamento de Física, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), CONICET, Av. L. N. Alem 1253, B8000CPB - Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC). Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), CONICET-UNRC, Agencia Postal No. 3, X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Instituto de Física del Sur (IFISUR), Departamento de Física, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), CONICET, Av. L. N. Alem 1253, B8000CPB - Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
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Gutierrez JA, Silber JJ, Falcone RD, Correa NM. Modified reverse micelle method as facile way to obtain several gold nanoparticle morphologies. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Dib N, Silber JJ, Correa NM, Falcone RD. Imim-DEHP reverse micelles investigated with two molecular probes reveals how are the interfacial properties and the coordination behavior of the surfactant. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Role of micellar interface in the synthesis of chitosan nanoparticles formulated by reverse micellar method. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Dib N, Falcone RD, Acuña A, García-Río L. The ionic liquid-surfactant bmim-AOT and nontoxic lipophilic solvents as components of reverse micelles alternative to the traditional systems. A study by 1H NMR spectroscopy. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cobo Solís AK, Luna MA, Falcone RD, Correa NM, Molina PG. Electrochemical Methodology as an Useful Tool for the Interfacial Characterization of Aqueous Reverse Micelles. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201903904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Airam K. Cobo Solís
- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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Dib N, Falcone RD, Acuña A, García-Río L. Characterization of Reverse Micelles Formulated with the Ionic-Liquid-like Surfactant Bmim-AOT and Comparison with the Traditional Na-AOT: Dynamic Light Scattering, 1H NMR Spectroscopy, and Hydrolysis Reaction of Carbonate as a Probe. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:12744-12753. [PMID: 31495176 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The present study investigated how the presence of butylmethylimidazolium cation (bmim+) alters the interfacial properties of reverse micelles (RMs) created with the ionic liquid-like surfactant 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (bmim-AOT), in comparison to sodium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (Na-AOT) RMs, employing dynamic light scattering (DLS) and 1H NMR techniques. Moreover, through the hydrolysis reaction of bis(4-nitrophenyl)carbonate inside both RMs as reaction probe, interfacial properties changes were explored in more detail. The kinetic solvent isotope effect was also analyzed. Micellar systems were formed using n-heptane as external nonpolar solvent and water as the polar component. According to the DLS studies, water is encapsulated inside the organized media; however, a different tendency is observed depending on the cationic component of the surfactant. For Na-AOT system, the results suggest that the micellar shapes are probably spherical, while in the case of bmim-AOT, a transition from ellipsoidal to spherical micelles could be occurring when water is added. 1H NMR data show that water is structured differently when Na+ cation is replaced by bmim+; in bmim-AOT RMs, the interaction of water with the surfactant is weaker and the water hydrogen-bonding network is less disturbed than in Na-AOT RMs. Kinetic studies reveal that the hydrolysis reaction in bmim-AOT RMs was much more favorable in comparison to Na-AOT RMs. In addition, when water content decreases in bmim-AOT RMs, the hydrolysis reaction rate increases and the solvent isotope effect remains constant, while for Na-AOT solutions, both the reaction rate and the solvent isotope effect decrease. Our results indicate that bmim+ cation would be located in the surfactant layer in such a way the negative charge density in the interface is less than that in Na-AOT RMs, and the reaction is more favorable. Additionally, as 1H NMR studies reveal, the interfacial water molecules would be more available in bmim-AOT RMs to participate in the nucleophilic attack. Therefore, the present study evidences how the replacement of Na+ counterion by bmim+ alters the composition of the interface of AOT RMs.
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- Nahir Dib
- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), CONICET-UNRC, Departamento de Química , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal # 3, CP X5804BYA Río Cuarto , Argentina
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), CONICET-UNRC, Departamento de Química , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal # 3, CP X5804BYA Río Cuarto , Argentina
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CIQUS) and Departamento de Química Física , Universidade de Santiago de Compostela , 15782 Santiago , Spain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CIQUS) and Departamento de Química Física , Universidade de Santiago de Compostela , 15782 Santiago , Spain
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Gomez Rodríguez EI, Falcone RD, Beassoni PR, Moyano F, Correa NM. Supramolecular Systems as an Alternative for Enzymatic Degradation of 1‐Naphthyl Methylcarbamate (Carbaryl) Pesticide. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201901735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Esteban I. Gomez Rodríguez
- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET Facultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET Facultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET Facultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de Biologia Molecular Universidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales. Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET Facultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET Facultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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Lépori CMO, Correa NM, Silber JJ, Vaca Chávez F, Falcone RD. Interfacial properties modulated by the water confinement in reverse micelles created by the ionic liquid-like surfactant bmim-AOT. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:947-955. [PMID: 30644504 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm02217h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The behavior of the interfacial water entrapped in reverse micelles (RMs) that were formed by the ionic liquid-like surfactant 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (bmim-AOT) was investigated with the use of UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry. The solvatochromism of two molecular probes, namely, 1-methyl-8-oxyquinolinium betaine (QB) and N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine copper(ii)acetylacetonate tetraphenylborate ([Cu(acac)(tmen)][B(C6H5)4]), was investigated. As a comparison, the analog RMs formed by sodium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (Na-AOT) were also explored. By varying the water content inside the RMs and consequently the different magnitude of the water-surfactant interactions at the interface, interesting properties were observed by comparing bmim-AOT and Na-AOT RMs. From the solvatochromic behavior of ([Cu(acac)(tmen)][B(C6H5)4]), we found that the interface in bmim-AOT RMs shows a smaller electron donating capacity than that in Na-AOT RMs. QB revealed that the interfacial region is a weaker hydrogen bond donor and less polar than the corresponding Na-AOT RMs. NMR experiments showed that the molecular motion of water in bmim-AOT RMs is less restricted than that of the water molecules confined in Na-AOT RMs. In summary, the results show how the nature of the bmim+ cation affects the interaction between the entrapped water and the RM interface, greatly modifying the interfacial water structure in comparison with the results known for Na-AOT.
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- Cristian M O Lépori
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3, C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina.
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Highly hydrophobic, water-insoluble nonionic surfactants are often considered irrelevant to the ionization of interfaces at which they adsorb, despite observations that suggest otherwise. In the present study, we provide unambiguous evidence for the participation of a water-insoluble surfactant in interfacial ionization by conducting electrophoresis experiments for surfactant-stabilized nonpolar oil droplets in aqueous continuous phase. It was found that the surfactant with amine headgroup positively charged the surface of oil suspended in aqueous continuous phase (oil/water interface), which is consistent with its basic nature. In nonpolar oil continuous phase, the same surfactant positively charged the surface of solid silica (solid/oil interface) which is often considered acidic. The latter observation is exactly opposite to what the traditional acid-base mechanism of surface charging would predict, most clearly suggesting the possibility for another charging mechanism.
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- Joohyung Lee
- Department of Chemical Engineering , Myongji University , Yongin , Gyeonggi 17058 , Korea
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- Hewlett-Packard Company , 16399 W Bernardo Drive , San Diego , California 92127 , United States
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology , 311 Ferst Drive NW , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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Beniwal V, Kumar A, Pal H, Dutta Choudhury S. Excited-state prototropism of 7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin in [Cnmim][BF4] series of ionic liquid–water mixtures: insights on reverse micelle-like water nanocluster formation. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2018; 17:1256-1266. [DOI: 10.1039/c8pp00132d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This study explores the excited-state prototropic behavior of 7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin dye in ionic liquid–water media, to reveal the intriguing reverse micelle formation in these solvent systems.
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- Vijay Beniwal
- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division
- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
- Pune-411 008
- India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division
- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
- Pune-411 008
- India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai 400 085
- India
- Home Bhabha National Institute
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai 400 085
- India
- Home Bhabha National Institute
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Villa CC, Silber JJ, Falcone RD, Correa NM. Subtleties of catanionic surfactant reverse micelle assemblies revealed by a fluorescent molecular probe. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2017; 5:044001. [PMID: 28653961 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/aa7b64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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In this work, the absorption and emission behavior of the cationic hemicyanine trans-4-[4-(dimethylamino)styryl]-N-methylpyridinium iodide (HC) in reverse micelles (RMs) formed by the catanionic surfactants benzyl-n-hexadecyldimethylammonium-1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (AOT-BHD) and cetyltrimethylammonium-1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (AOT-CTA) have been investigated. Our results show that the spectroscopic behavior of HC changes when the dye is dissolved in AOT-BHD or in AOT-CTA RMs. While HC undergoes an intramolecular charge-transfer process upon excitation in AOT-CTA RMs, in AOT-BHD RMs this process is inhibited due to a specific interaction between HC and the polar head group of the BHD+ cation. This implies that the chemical structure of CTA+ and BHD+ cations has a large impact on the excited stated from which HC emission occurs. Additionally, the structural difference between the two cations impacts on the water-RM interface interaction, which provides a way of controlling the solvation process in these RMs. Furthermore, differences in the interfacial fluidity between the two catanionic RMs is observed, a result that is particularly interesting with regard to these systems being used as nanoreactors.
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Crosio MA, Silber JJ, Moyano F, Correa NM, Falcone RD. The Use of AOBH-DEHP Molecular Probe to Characterize BHDC Reverse Micelles Interfaces. Insights on the Interfacial Water Structure. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201700361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Matías A. Crosio
- Departamento de Química; Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. ( X5804ZAB ); Río Cuarto Argentina
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- Departamento de Química; Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. ( X5804ZAB ); Río Cuarto Argentina
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- Departamento de Química; Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. ( X5804ZAB ); Río Cuarto Argentina
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- Departamento de Química; Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. ( X5804ZAB ); Río Cuarto Argentina
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- Departamento de Química; Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. ( X5804ZAB ); Río Cuarto Argentina
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Lépori CMO, Silber JJ, Falcone RD, Correa NM. Improvement of the amphiphilic properties of a dialkyl phosphate by creation of a protic ionic liquid-like surfactant. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra08907d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Imim-DEHP, an interesting protic IL-like surfactant to create RMs in aliphatic and aromatic non-polar solvents and unilamellar vesicles in water.
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- Cristian M. O. Lépori
- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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Blach D, Martínez O. F. Gold nanoparticles optical properties induced by water and an ionic liquid (bmimBF4) inside cationic reverse micelles. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj01106g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Polar solvent interactions at the interface are a key factor affecting the final properties of nanoparticles, including size, shape and crystallinity.
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- Diana Blach
- Centro de Investigaciones en Catálisis - CICAT, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Escuela de Química
- Piedecuesta
- Colombia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Catálisis - CICAT, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Escuela de Química
- Piedecuesta
- Colombia
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Valle L, Morán Vieyra FE, Borsarelli CD. Nanoenvironmental effect in AOT reverse micelles on the triplet excited state properties of flavins and quenching by molecular oxygen. J PHYS ORG CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/poc.3575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Lorena Valle
- Instituto de Bionanotecnología, INBIONATEC-CONICET; Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (UNSE); RN9, Km 1125 G4206XCP Santiago del Estero Argentina
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- Instituto de Bionanotecnología, INBIONATEC-CONICET; Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (UNSE); RN9, Km 1125 G4206XCP Santiago del Estero Argentina
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- Instituto de Bionanotecnología, INBIONATEC-CONICET; Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (UNSE); RN9, Km 1125 G4206XCP Santiago del Estero Argentina
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Lee J, Zhou ZL, Behrens SH. Charging Mechanism for Polymer Particles in Nonpolar Surfactant Solutions: Influence of Polymer Type and Surface Functionality. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:4827-4836. [PMID: 27135950 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Surface charging phenomena in nonpolar dispersions are exploited in a wide range of industrial applications, but their mechanistic understanding lags far behind. We investigate the surface charging of a variety of polymer particles with different surface functionality in alkane solutions of a custom-synthesized and purified polyisobutylene succinimide (PIBS) polyamine surfactant and a related commercial surfactant mixture commonly used to control particle charge. We find that the observed electrophoretic particle mobility cannot be explained exclusively by donor-acceptor interactions between surface functional groups and surfactant polar moieties. Our results instead suggest an interplay of multiple charging pathways, which likely include the competitive adsorption of ions generated among inverse micelles in the solution bulk. We discuss possible factors affecting the competitive adsorption of micellar ions, such as the chemical nature of the particle bulk material and the size asymmetry between inverse micelles of opposite charge.
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- Joohyung Lee
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , 311 Ferst Drive Northwest, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- HP Incorporated, 16399 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego, California 92127, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , 311 Ferst Drive Northwest, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Lépori CMO, Correa NM, Silber JJ, Falcone RD. How the cation 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium impacts the interaction between the entrapped water and the reverse micelle interface created with an ionic liquid-like surfactant. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:830-844. [PMID: 26542472 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm02421h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The behavior of the interfacial water entrapped in reverse micelles (RMs) formed by the ionic liquid-like surfactant 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (bmim-AOT) dissolved in benzene (or chlorobenzene) was investigated using noninvasive techniques such as dynamic light scattering (DLS), static light scattering (SLS), FT-IR and (1)H NMR. The DLS and SLS results reveal the formation of discrete spherical and non-interacting water droplets stabilized by the bmim-AOT surfactant. Moreover, since the droplet size increases as the W0 (W0 = [water]/[surfactant]) value increases, water interacts with the RM interface. From FT-IR and (1)H NMR data, a weaker water-surfactant interaction in bmim-AOT RMs in comparison with the RMs created by sodium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (Na-AOT) is detected. Consequently, there are less water molecules interacting with the interface in bmim-AOT RMs, and their hydrogen bond network is not completely disrupted as they are in Na-AOT RMs. The results show how the nature of the new cation impacts the interaction between the entrapped water and the RM interface, modifying the interfacial water structure in comparison with the results known for Na-AOT.
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- Cristian M O Lépori
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3, C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina.
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Lee J, Zhou ZL, Alas G, Behrens SH. Mechanisms of Particle Charging by Surfactants in Nonpolar Dispersions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:11989-11999. [PMID: 26484617 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Electric charging of colloidal particles in nonpolar solvents plays a crucial role for many industrial applications and products, including rubbers, engine oils, toners, or electronic displays. Although disfavored by the low solvent permittivity, particle charging can be induced by added surfactants, even nonionic ones, but the underlying mechanism is poorly understood, and neither the magnitude nor the sign of charge can generally be predicted from the particle and surfactant properties. The conclusiveness of scientific studies has been limited partly by a traditional focus on few surfactant types with many differences in their chemical structure and often poorly defined composition. Here we investigate the surface charging of poly(methyl methacrylate) particles dispersed in hexane-based solutions of three purified polyisobutylene succinimide polyamine surfactants with "subtle" structural variations. We precisely vary the surfactant chemistry by replacing only a single electronegative atom located at a fixed position within the polar headgroup. Electrophoresis reveals that these small differences between the surfactants lead to qualitatively different particle charging. In the respective particle-free surfactant solutions we also find potentially telling differences in the size of the surfactant aggregates (inverse micelles), the residual water content, and the electric solution conductivity as well as indications for a significant size difference between oppositely charged inverse micelles of the most hygroscopic surfactant. An analysis that accounts for the acid/base properties of all constituents suggests that the observed particle charging is better described by asymmetric adsorption of charged inverse micelles from the liquid bulk than by charge creation at the particle surface. Intramicellar acid-base interaction and intermicellar surfactant exchange help rationalize the formation of micellar ions pairs with size asymmetry.
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- Joohyung Lee
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Hewlett-Packard Company, 16399 W Bernardo Drive, San Diego, California 92127, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology , 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Gutierrez JA, Alejandra Luna M, Mariano Correa N, Silber JJ, Darío Falcone R. The impact of the polar core size and external organic media composition on micelle–micelle interactions: the effect on gold nanoparticle synthesis. NEW J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5nj01126d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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An easy way to modulate reverse micelles as nanoreactors to produce different kinds of gold nanoparticles.
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- Jorge A. Gutierrez
- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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Girardi VR, Silber JJ, Mariano Correa N, Darío Falcone R. The use of two non-toxic lipophilic oils to generate environmentally friendly anionic reverse micelles without cosurfactant. Comparison with the behavior found for traditional organic non-polar solvents. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.05.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Villa CC, Silber JJ, Correa NM, Falcone RD. Effect of the cationic surfactant moiety on the structure of water entrapped in two catanionic reverse micelles created from ionic liquid-like surfactants. Chemphyschem 2014; 15:3097-109. [PMID: 25044685 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201402307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The behavior of water entrapped in reverse micelles (RMs) formed by two catanionic ionic liquid-like surfactants, benzyl-n-hexadecyldimethylammonium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (AOT-BHD) and cetyltrimethylammonium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (AOT-CTA), was investigated by using dynamic (DLS) and static (SLS) light scattering, FTIR, and (1)H NMR spectroscopy techniques. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report in which AOT-CTA has been used to create RMs and encapsulate water. DLS and SLS results revealed the formation of RMs in benzene and the interaction of water with the RM interface. From FTIR and (1)H NMR spectroscopy data, a difference in the magnitude of the water-catanionic surfactant interaction at the interface is observed. For the AOT-BHD RMs, a strong water-surfactant interaction can be invoked whereas for AOT-CTA this interaction seems to be weaker. Consequently, more water molecules interact with the interface in AOT-BHD RMs with a completely disrupted hydrogen-bond network, than in AOT-CTA RMs in which the water structure is partially preserved. We suggest that the benzyl group present in the BHD(+) moiety in AOT-BHD is responsible for the behavior of the catanionic interface in comparison with the interface created in AOT-CTA. These results show that a simple change in the cationic component in the catanionic surfactant promotes remarkable changes in the RMs interface with interesting consequences, in particular when using the systems as nanoreactors.
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- Cristian C Villa
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto (Argentina)
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Bergeron DE, Laureano-Pérez L. Micelle size effect on Fe-55 liquid scintillation efficiency. Appl Radiat Isot 2014; 87:282-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.11.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Qiao B, Demars T, Olvera de la Cruz M, Ellis RJ. How Hydrogen Bonds Affect the Growth of Reverse Micelles around Coordinating Metal Ions. J Phys Chem Lett 2014; 5:1440-1444. [PMID: 26269991 DOI: 10.1021/jz500495p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Extensive research on hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) have illustrated their critical role in various biological, chemical and physical processes. Given that existing studies are predominantly performed in aqueous conditions, how H-bonds affect both the structure and function of aggregates in organic phase is poorly understood. Herein, we investigate the role of H-bonds on the hierarchical structure of an aggregating amphiphile-oil solution containing a coordinating metal complex by means of atomistic molecular dynamics simulations and X-ray techniques. For the first time, we show that H-bonds not only stabilize the metal complex in the hydrophobic environment by coordinating between the Eu(NO3)3 outer-sphere and aggregating amphiphiles, but also affect the growth of such reverse micellar aggregates. The formation of swollen, elongated reverse micelles elevates the extraction of metal ions with increased H-bonds under acidic condition. These new insights into H-bonds are of broad interest to nanosynthesis and biological applications, in addition to metal ion separations.
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Silva OF, Correa NM, Silber JJ, de Rossi RH, Fernández MA. Supramolecular assemblies obtained by mixing different cyclodextrins and AOT or BHDC reverse micelles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:3354-3362. [PMID: 24597759 DOI: 10.1021/la404584q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this contribution we show the effect of the surfactant polar head and the external solvent on the incorporation of different cyclodextrins (CDs) {α-CD, β-CD, γ-CD, decenylsuccinyl-β-CD (Mod-β-CD), and hydroxypropyl-β-CD (hp-β-CD)} in different reverse micelles (RMs) {benzene/sodium 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate(AOT)/water, and benzene/benzyl-n-hexadecyldimethylammonium chloride (BHDC)/water} and compare them with previous results obtained in n-heptane/AOT/water RMs. To investigate the different systems, we have used UV-vis spectrophotometry, induced circular dichroism spectroscopy (ICD), and the achiral molecular probe methyl orange (MO). The results show dramatic differences changing the external solvent and the surfactant, which are explained by considering the differences in the RMs interface composition, the water-surfactant interaction, and the CDs' location in the different media investigated. None of the CDs were incorporated into the benzene/AOT/water RMs at any [H2O]/[surfactant] ratio studied (W0) whereas it was previously shown that Mod-β-CD and hp-β-CD could be included in n-heptane/AOT/water RMs. However, all of the CDs are incorporated in benzene/BHDC/water RMs at W0 > 10 and hp-β-CD is dissolved even at W0 = 0. Different from what was found in n-heptane/AOT RMs, in BHDC RMs MO showed ICD signals with two different CDs: Mod-β-CD and hp-β-CD. The results are explained by considering the known difference in the interfacial water structure for AOT and BHDC RMs and the electron-rich region on the secondary hydroxyl (wider side of the CDs), which helps to solubilize all CDs in BHDC. This study shows that chiral cyclodextrin could be available for a guest in an organic medium such as the RMs. Therefore we have created a potentially powerful nanoreactor with two different confined regions in the same aggregate: the polar core of the RMs and the chiral hydrophobic cavity of cyclodextrin.
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- O Fernando Silva
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico-Química de Córdoba, INFIQC-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria , X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
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Gutierrez JA, Falcone RD, Lopez-Quintela MA, Buceta D, Silber JJ, Correa NM. On the Investigation of the Droplet-Droplet Interactions of Sodium 1,4-Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Sulfosuccinate Reverse Micelles upon Changing the External Solvent Composition and Their Impact on Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis. Eur J Inorg Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201301612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Patra A, Luong TQ, Mitra RK, Havenith M. The influence of charge on the structure and dynamics of water encapsulated in reverse micelles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:12875-83. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp00386a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Blach D, Silber JJ, Correa NM, Falcone RD. Electron donor ionic liquids entrapped in anionic and cationic reverse micelles. Effects of the interface on the ionic liquid–surfactant interactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:16746-57. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp52273c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Villa CC, Moyano F, Ceolin M, Silber JJ, Falcone RD, Correa NM. A Unique Ionic Liquid with Amphiphilic Properties That Can Form Reverse Micelles and Spontaneous Unilamellar Vesicles. Chemistry 2012; 18:15598-601. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201203246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Fernandez YAD, Pasotti L, Pallavicini P, Hechavarria JMF. Exploiting micelle-driven coordination to evaluate the lipophilicity of molecules. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:9930-9943. [PMID: 22655966 DOI: 10.1021/la3012316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We present a systematic study based on the calculation of complexation constants between a Zn-complex solubilized in Triton X-100 micellar solutions and a series of linear mono- and dicarboxylic acids, under physiological pH conditions, that allowed the evaluation of the lipophilicity of these molecules. This empirical lipophilicity parameter describes conveniently the partition of organic molecules between hydrophobic microdomains and water. The results can be used to predict the lipophilicity of molecules with similar structure and allows the distinction of intrinsic contributions of the carboxylates and of the methylene groups to the lipophilicity of the molecule.
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Morales J, Manso JA, Cid A, Lodeiro C, Mejuto JC. Degradation of carbofuran derivatives in restricted water environments: basic hydrolysis in AOT-based microemulsions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 372:113-20. [PMID: 22325067 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2011] [Revised: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The effect of sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate/isooctane/water microemulsions on the stability of 2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate (carbofuran, CF), 3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate (3-hydroxycarbofuran, HCF) and 3-keto-2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate (3-ketocarbofuran, KCF) in basic media has been studied. The presence of these microheterogeneous media implies a large basic hydrolysis of CF and HCF on increasing surfactant concentration and, also, on increasing water content in the microemulsion. The hydrolysis rate constants are approximately 2- and 10-fold higher than those in pure water for HCF and CF, respectively. In contrast, a steep descent in the rate of decomposition for KCF was observed. These behaviours can be ascribed to the presence of CF derivatives both in the hydrophilic phase and in the lipophilic phase, while the hydroxyl ions are only restricted to the water pool of the microemulsion (hydrophilic phase). The kinetic rate constants for the basic hydrolysis in AOT-based microemulsions have been obtained on the basis of a pseudophase model. Taking into account that an important part of soils are colloids, the possibility of the presence of restricted water environments implies that soil composition and its structure will play an important role in the stability of these carbamates. In fact, we observed that the presence of these restricted aqueous media in the environment, in particular in watersheds and in wastewaters, could reduce significantly the half-life of these pesticides (33% and 91% for HCF and CF, respectively).
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- Jorge Morales
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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Ferreyra DD, Correa NM, Silber JJ, Falcone RD. The effect of different interfaces and confinement on the structure of the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide entrapped in cationic and anionic reverse micelles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:3460-70. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp23481e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Silva OF, Fernández MA, Silber JJ, de Rossi RH, Correa NM. Inhibited Phenol Ionization in Reverse Micelles: Confinement Effect at the Nanometer Scale. Chemphyschem 2011; 13:124-30. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Revised: 10/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Agazzi FM, Falcone RD, Silber JJ, Correa NM. Solvent Blends Can Control Cationic Reversed Micellar Interdroplet Interactions. The Effect of n-Heptane:Benzene Mixture on BHDC Reversed Micellar Interfacial Properties: Droplet Sizes and Micropolarity. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:12076-84. [DOI: 10.1021/jp203014j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Federico M. Agazzi
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3, C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3, C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3, C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3, C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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