Spontaneous formation of vesicles in a catanionic association involving a head and tail functionalized amino-calix[6]arene

Cécile Bize; Jean-Christophe Garrigues; Muriel Blanzat; Isabelle Rico-Lattes; Olivia Bistri; Benoit Colasson; Olivia Reinaud

doi:10.1039/b904135d

Spontaneous formation of vesicles in a catanionic association involving a head and tail functionalized amino-calix[6]arene

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Jan 28;46(4):586-8. doi: 10.1039/b904135d. Epub 2009 Nov 17.

Authors

Cécile Bize¹, Jean-Christophe Garrigues, Muriel Blanzat, Isabelle Rico-Lattes, Olivia Bistri, Benoit Colasson, Olivia Reinaud

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire des Interactions Moléculaires et Réactivité Chimique et Photochimique, UMR 5623, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, cedex 04, France.

PMID: 20062870
DOI: 10.1039/b904135d

Abstract

An amino-calix[6]arene was combined with sugar-based surfactants, using an acid-base reaction, to obtain an original catanionic association. Physicochemical studies showed the spontaneous formation of stable vesicles in aqueous solution.

MeSH terms

Amines / chemistry
Calixarenes / chemistry*
Carbohydrates / chemistry
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure
Surface-Active Agents / chemistry*

Substances

Amines
Carbohydrates
Surface-Active Agents
Calixarenes