Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (9): 1890.

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Crystallization Behavior of the Mixed Systems of β-Cyclodextrin and Polyoxyethylene Octyl Phenyl Ethers

CHEN Qing-Rui1, YANG Meng1, LIU Li2, JIANG Guo-Qing1, ZHANG Dan3, LIU Feng-Qi1*   

  1. 1. College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China;
    2. College of Chemical Engineering, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun 130012, China;
    3. High Technology Industry District Management Committee, Fushun 113004, China
  • Received:2009-11-26 Online:2010-09-10 Published:2010-09-10
  • Contact: LIU Feng-Qi. E-mail: liufengqi@jlu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    国家自然科学基金(批准号: 20274014)资助.

Abstract: The crystallization behavior of the nonionic surfactants polyoxyethylene octyl phenyl ethers(OP-n, n is number of oxyethylene units) and β-cyclodextrin(β-CD) in aqueous solutions were investigated. The inclusion complex of 2∶1 stoichiometry between β-CD and OP-n was determined via the optical transparency method as well as the color method. The quantitative distribution of β-CD and OP-n in the liquid phase and solid phase were determined by UV-Vis spectrum and Gravimetric analysis, respectively. The results indicated that β-CD could promote the phase separation and whereas OP-n surfactants' hydrophilic part hinder the phase separation. Moreover, the stronger the hydrophilicity of OP-n surfactants, the more remarkable the effects mentioned above. The crystal morphologies of mixed systems were powders and branches, which were characte-rized by polarized light microscope. The crystalline structure was further characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), and the results revealed that these inclusion complexes presented a channel-type structure by intermolecular hydrogen bonding.

Key words: Cyclodextrin, Polyoxyethylene octyl phenyl ether, Inclusion stoichiometry, Crystalline structure, Phase distribution

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