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Size and solution behavior of sodium 10-undecenoate oligomers

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100105a037· OSTI ID:6202076
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  1. Univ. of Cincinnati, OH (United States)
Sodium 10-undecenoate oligomers were prepared by [gamma]-irradiation of aqueous solutions of the monomer at concentrations above and below the critical micelle concentration (cmc). Number-average molecular weights indicated degrees of polymerization of 6 and 8, respectively. Weight-average molecular weights were roughly 60% greater, showing both oligomers to be somewhat polydisperse. Measurements of viscosity, counterion activity, and conductance as a function of oligomer concentration suggested aggregation of the oligomers into larger structures as the concentration increased. This was supported by electron spin resonance measurements using spin-labeled probes and by fluorescence quenching studies. The ultimate size of the aggregating oligomers was found to correspond to that of ordinary micelles formed from sodium 10-undecenoate monomers. The behavior of the oligomers formed above the cmc closely paralleled that of the oligomers formed below the cmc. 26 refs., 10 figs., 2 tabs.
OSTI ID:
6202076
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 97:3; ISSN JPCHAX; ISSN 0022-3654
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English