A new type of water insoluble surfactant: molecular aggregation of long chain phosphonium salts (Ph3P+–CH2CH2R,I–; R = alkyl or fluoroalkyl) in formamide
Abstract
The molecular aggregations of various water insoluble substituted phosphonium salts (Ph3P+–CH2CH2R,I–; R = C4H9, C6H13, C8H17, C4F9, C6F13, OR C8F17) are compared and the results show that the salts have surfactant properties.