Gemini surfactants: studying micellisation by ¹H and ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy

Abstract

For some cationic Gemini surfactants, exchange between the bulk solution and micelles or other aggregates occurs slowly on the NMR timescale; thus NMR spectroscopy provides an efficient tool for studying micelle formation and mixing of various surfactants.

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