Gw. Wang et al., SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CLEAVABLE CATIONIC SURFACTANTS WITH1,3-DIOXANE RING, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 72(1), 1995, pp. 83-87
A series of cationic cleavable surfactants was prepared by condensatio
n of 2-alkyl-1,3-propanediols with 3-bromopropanal, followed by reacti
on with triethylamine. Each surfactant is a mixture of two diastereome
rs, and their precursors' stereochemical assignments were based on H-1
nuclear magnetic resonance spectra and melting points. The critical m
icelle concentrations, Krafft points and destructibility of these surf
actants were determined.