Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 26(5), 625 (2010).

Weak Binding of N-Alkylpyridinium Ions to Nonionic Surfactant Micelles as Studied by Capillary Zone Electrophoresis
Toshio TAKAYANAGI, Ayumi IKUTA, and Shoji MOTOMIZU
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
The binding equilibrium of N-alkylpyridinium ions to nonionic surfactant micelles was investigated through the changes in the electrophoretic mobility of the alkylpyridinium ions in capillary zone electrophoresis. The binding constants thus determined increased with increasing molecular volume of the alkylpyridinium ions. However, the binding constants are small compared with the ones for the anionic alkylbenzenesulfonate and polynitrophenolate ions at the same molecular volume.