Facile solvent free synthesis of polymerised sucrose functionalised polyoxyethylene (23) lauryl ether by microwave irradiation

Abstract

One-pot solvent free synthesis of a polymerised sucrose and polyoxyethylene (23) lauryl ether based viscous surfactant by microwave irradiation was achieved.

Microwave Synthesis, Extraction, Improvement and Degradation in Oil Chemistry

“…Change of depolymerization has also been reported by the other researches, which has discussed the dependences with solvents. A polymeric surfactant comprised of polyoxyethylene 23 lauryl ether and sucrose was synthesized by a one-pot procedure via microwave heating under solvent-free conditions 14 . Polyoxyethylene 23 lauryl ether, sucrose and potassium persulfate KPS as catalyst were mixed in the absence of solvent, followed by microwave irradiation for 5 min.…”