Abstract
Destructible surfactants containing a 1, 3-dioxolane ring were prepared by reactions of 2, 2-dialkyl-4-bromomethyl-1, 3-dioxolanes with diethanolamine or monoazacrown ether, and by amination with diethanolamine followed by etherification with oligoethylene glycol derivatives. These surfactants were stable under neutral and basic conditions, but readily hydrolyzed under acidic conditions. They were also effective for the catalysis of Finkelstein reaction of 1-bromooctane with sodium iodide to give the corresponding alkyl iodide.
