Self-Assembly, Thermotropic, and Lyotropic Phase Behavior of Guerbet Branched-Chain Maltosides

• Main Authors: Saari, Nur Asmak Nabila, Mislan, Azwa Amanina, Hashim, Rauzah, Zahid, Noor Idayu Mat
• Format: Article
• Published: American Chemical Society 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20848/; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01899
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Five synthetic β-d-maltosides derived from Guerbet branched alcohols, whose total hydrocarbon chain length ranged from C8 to C24, were synthesized to a high anomeric purity, and their thermal properties, liquid-crystalline phases, and structures were characterized using differential scanning calorim...