Covalent amphiphilic polyoxometalates for the design of biphasic microemulsion systems

Abstract

Covalent amphiphilic polyoxometalates generated from alkylphosphonic acids have been synthesized, characterized and monitored by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. Among them, K3H[γ-SiW10O36(C12H25PO)2] has been successfully used as a surfactant for the stabilization of a Winsor I type microemulsion system.