Single Crystals Coimaged with the Gigantic Rod-Like Micelles in Viscoelastic Cationic Surfactant–Aromatic Additive Systems

Abstract

Abstract In a system of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HTAB)–salicylic acid (SA) in which a remarkable viscoelasticity is induced, we noticed the existence of single crystals coimaged with the infinitely elongated rod-like micelles. The single crystal implied the formation of a new species, a complex which resulted from the interaction of HTAB and aromatic additives.