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Synthesis and Properties of Multiarmed Geminis Fredric M. Menger* and Vasily A. Migulin Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322 Received August 2, 1999
Three families of multiarmed and multicationic gemini surfactants, having pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, or adamantane cores, were synthesized and examined for their colloidal properties in water. Geminis with four or six six-carbon chains are highly water-soluble and do not selfassemble. But surface tension and conductivity measurements show that the geminis with four or six eight-carbon chains form micelles in the 3-6 mM range (compared to 0.5 M for a corresponding surfactant with a single chain). According to dynamic light scattering, these micelles are small (0.5 M >0.5 M >0.5 M 0.3-0.5 M >0.5 M 0.3-0.5 M 0.5 M 30-50 mM 0.5 M 50-100 mM 0.5 M 50-80 mM 2-3 mM 0.5 M). In contrast, PE12, DPE-12, and AD-12 are all rather water insoluble (
