Amphiphilic and cation-complexing compounds based on peptidoamines

Abstract

The synthesis of different types of amphiphilic compounds containing peptidoamine groups leads to surfactants with original properties such as the ability to coordinate metal ions. Water soluble acylcarcinine and alkylamidocarnosine surfactants are compared and the preparation of a silyloxyalkylamidocarnosine is described. The latter can be copolymerised with tetraalkoxysilanes to yield amphipathic organo-mineral solids that are also good ligands for metal cations.