American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry B (Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysical Chemistry), 11(118), p. 3053-3062, 2014
DOI: 10.1021/jp412127y
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The role of the alkyl chain length and of the headgroup on the thermal behavior of mixtures of ASC8 (ascorbyl-octanoate) and ASC16 (ascorbyl-hexadecanoate) was investigated through differential scanning calorimetry, small and wide angle X-ray scattering and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy experiments. The formation of two eutectics and of a peritectic point was found from the phase diagram, and their structural properties were studied. The results were compared by investigating the thermal behavior of mixtures of octanoic acid and hexadecanoic acid. The findings provide insights into the role of the ascorbyl headgroups on the intermolecular interactions that determine the phase behavior of the two ascorbic acid based surfactants in the solid state.