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- Title
Atomistic Simulations of COSAN: Amphiphiles without a Head‐and‐Tail Design Display "Head and Tail" Surfactant Behavior.
- Authors
Malaspina, David C.; Viñas, Clara; Teixidor, Francesc; Faraudo, Jordi
- Abstract
Cobaltabisdicarbollide (COSAN) anions have an unexpectedly rich self‐assembly behavior, which can lead to vesicles and micelles without having a classical surfactant molecular architecture. This was rationalized by the introduction of new terminology and novel driving forces. A key aspect in the interpretation of COSAN behavior is the assumption that the most stable form of these ions is the transoid rotamer, which lacks a "hydrophilic head" and a "hydrophobic tail". Using implicit solvent DFT calculations and MD simulations we show that in water, 1) the cisoid rotamer is the most stable form of COSAN and 2) this cisoid rotamer has a well‐defined hydrophilic polar region ("head") and a hydrophobic apolar region ("tail"). In addition, our simulations show that the properties of this rotamer in water (interfacial affinity, micellization) match those expected for a classical surfactant. Therefore, we conclude that the experimental results for the COSAN ions can now be understood in terms of its amphiphilic molecular architecture.
- Subjects
SURFACE active agents; TAILS; HEAD; BEHAVIOR; MICELLES; AMPHIPHILES
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2020, Vol 132, Issue 8, p3112
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.201913257