Interactions of alkylammonium propionate surfactants with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane
Abstract
Alkylammonium propionates react with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) in organic solvents to produce the TCNQ anion radical and monoamino-tricyanoquinodimethane in a ratio that depends on the initial surfactant-TCNQ ratio; this may affect critical micelle concentration determinations using TCNQ.