Preferred Label : amphiphilic;
IUPAC definition : A term used to describe a compound containing a large organic cation or anion which
possesses a long unbranched hydrocarbon chain, e.g. br/ CH sub 3 /sub (CH sub 2 /sub
) sub i n /i /sub CO sub 2 /sub sup class minus /sup M sup class plus /sup
br/ CH sub 3 /sub (CH sub 2 /sub ) sub i n /i /sub N sup class plus /sup (CH sub
3 /sub ) sub 3 /sub X sup class minus /sup ( i n /i > 7) br/ CH sub 3 /sub
(CH sub 2 /sub ) sub i n /i /sub SO sub 3 /sub sup class minus /sup M sup class
plus /sup . br/ The existence of distinct polar (hydrophilic) and nonpolar (hydrophobic)
regions in the molecule promotes the formation of i micelles /i in dilute aqueous
solution.;
Origin ID : A00303;
See also
A term used to describe a compound containing a large organic cation or anion which
possesses a long unbranched hydrocarbon chain, e.g. br/ CH sub 3 /sub (CH sub 2 /sub
) sub i n /i /sub CO sub 2 /sub sup class minus /sup M sup class plus /sup
br/ CH sub 3 /sub (CH sub 2 /sub ) sub i n /i /sub N sup class plus /sup (CH sub
3 /sub ) sub 3 /sub X sup class minus /sup ( i n /i > 7) br/ CH sub 3 /sub
(CH sub 2 /sub ) sub i n /i /sub SO sub 3 /sub sup class minus /sup M sup class
plus /sup . br/ The existence of distinct polar (hydrophilic) and nonpolar (hydrophobic)
regions in the molecule promotes the formation of i micelles /i in dilute aqueous
solution.
