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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2020, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (3): 155-158.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1803.2020.03.003

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Synthesis and properties of 2-undecyl-N-carboxymethyl-N-hydroxyethyl imidazolium chloride

Gao-fei ZHANG1,2,Wei ZHANG1,2,Feng-shou WANG1,2   

  1. 1. China Research Institute of Daily Chemistry Co., Ltd., Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
    2. Shanghai Finechemical Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201505, China
  • Received:2019-07-18 Revised:2020-03-04 Online:2020-03-22 Published:2020-04-02

Abstract:

Undecyl hydroxyethyl imidazoline with less salt was synthesized from lauric acid and hydroxyethyl ethylenediamine. Then, 2-undecyl-N-carboxymethyl-N-hydroxyethyl imidazolium chloride (LSUHCI) was synthesized with ethyl chloroacetate as quaternization reagent. The structure of the intermediate, i.e. undecyl hydroxyethyl imidazoline, was characterized by FT-IR and mass spectrometry. The composition of the intermediate was also quantitatively analyzed. The structure of LSUHCI was characterized by FT-IR and 1H NMR. The physicochemical properties were studied and compared with ordinary industrial product (salt content=8.1%) of 2-undecyl-N-carboxymethyl-N-hydroxyethyl imidazolium chloride (UHCI). The results showed that the NaCl content in LSUHCI was 1.3%, which was a low-salt surfactant product. The balanced surface tension of LSUHCI was 27.52 mN/m. Its critical micelle concentration (cmc), wettability and emulsifying property were better than UHCI, while foaming ability and foam stability were worse than UHCI.

Key words: lauric acid, imidazoline, low salt content, property

CLC Number: 

  • TQ423