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Macrocyclic Sugar‐Based Surfactants: Block Molecules Combining Self‐Aggregation and Complexation Properties
Author(s) -
Larpent Chantal,
Laplace Annabelle,
Zemb Thomas
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200353484
Subject(s) - amphiphile , pulmonary surfactant , micelle , chemistry , sugar , block (permutation group theory) , molecule , grafting , combinatorial chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , copolymer , polymer , biochemistry , geometry , mathematics , engineering
Each block carries out a designated task: Amphiphilic molecules are obtained by grafting one or several surfactant blocks with a bulky sugar headgroup onto a macrocyclic complexing block. This modular approach allows control of the structure of the aggregates (see scheme) and formation of micelles insensitive to the presence of complexed metal ions.