Synthesis and combined properties of novel fluorinated cationic surfactants derived from hexafluoropropylene dimer

Three novel fluorinated cationic surfactants were prepared by adopting perfluoro-2-methyl-2-pentene as raw substrate. The as-obtained fluorinated cationic surfactants exhibited excellent surface properties, all of them can reduce the surface tension of water to below 20.00 mhlim at the critical micelle concentrations (CMC). The incorporation of SDS, AOS, APG or LAB into 2-(4-(3,3,4,4,5,5,5-heptafluoro2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)pentyl)benzamido)-N,N-dimethylethana-mine oxide 4a could generate much lower CMC and surface tension value at the CMC than individual 4a. Especially, the surface tension values of that combined APG/4a can be reduced to 17.31 mN/m. The excellent surface activities and their remarkable compatibility to various types of hydrocarbon surfactants make them as sustainable alternatives to PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid, C7F15CO2H) and PFOS (perfluorooctane sulphonate, C8F17SO3X, with X = K, Na, H). (C) 2018 Chinese Chemical Society and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.