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amphiphilic definition

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A compound containing a large organic cation or anion which possesses a long unbranched hydrocarbon chain, e.g.

H3C(CH2)nCO2-M+H3C(CH2)nSO3-M+H3C(CH2)nN(CH3)3+X-(n > 7).The existence of distinct polar (hydrophilic) and non polar (hydrophobic) regions in the molecule promotes the formation of micelles in dilute aqueous solution.

See also:

aminylium ions definition
anomaly definition
ammoniumyl radical ions definition
ammonium fluoride (NH4F) definition
Amine Complexes definition