Synthesis and properties of ionic liquid-type Gemini imidazolium surfactants

Anion effect on the aggregation behavior of the long-chain spacers dicationic imidazolium-based ionic liquids

“…The ability of the anions to promote aggregation is in accordance with the order [ [35,36] (see Online Resource 2), probably due to the greater repulsion promoted by the presence of two cation heads in dicationic ILs.…”

Ionic Liquids and Polymeric Ionic Liquids as Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials

“…Geminis are obtained by reacting the benzyl bromides with imidazole followed by quaternization with dibromoalkanes. The Gemini 1,4-bis(3-tetradecylimidazolium-1-yl) butane dibromide has been reported [31], and homologous decyl, dodecyl, and tetradecyl dibromides have been prepared and compared to the corresponding C n ImC 4 Br for n = 10, 12, and 14 [40]. The cmc's for the Geminis were much lower than the cmc's of the mono imidazolium surfactants.…”

Impact of Gemini Surfactants on the Stability of Insulin using Computational Tools

“…hydrophobic interaction. Different modifications in the structure of insulin have been made to affect insulin [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Insulin has the tendency to undergo for the structural transformation and results in aggregation and formation of insoluble insulin fibrils.…”

“…Therefore, most popular methods for the stabilization of the insulin against fibrillation contribute to counteract associated insulin from being disassembled [2, [9][10][11][12][13]22]. It is evident that the stabilization mechanism is consistent with the destabilising role attributed to hydrophobic surfaces [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26].…”