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Spontaneous formation of vesicles in a catanionic association involving a head and tail functionalized amino-calix[6]arene

Cécile Bize, Jean‐Christophe Garrigues, Muriel Blanzat, Isabelle Rico‐Lattes, Olivia Bistri, Benoît Colasson, Olivia Reinaud

Chemical Communications · 2009 · 37 citations · 28 references

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An amino-calix[6]arene was combined with sugar-based surfactants, using an acid-base reaction, to obtain an original catanionic association. Physicochemical studies showed the spontaneous formation of stable vesicles in aqueous solution.

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