“…Picolinium salts have, in many cases, been used as intermediates for the preparation of donor-acceptor molecules for the construction of promising photo- and electro-active materials [ 29 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 ]. In addition, their typical physicochemical features such as surface activity and micellization have been intensively studied in the line of their possible application [ 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 ]. For instance, N -( n -hexadecyl)- and N -( n -heptadecyl)-3-methylpyridinium bromide or 1-methyl-3-octylpyridinium alkyl sulfate were found to be effective for micelle-based drug delivery to improve drug solubility and the bioavailability of anionic drugs and metal complexes [ 28 , 43 ].…”