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Prediction of critical micelle concentration of nonionic surfactants by a quantitative structure - property relationship. 2010

Anna Mozrzymas, and Bozenns Rózycka-Roszak

Department of Physics and Biophysics, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland. anna.mozrzymas@up.wroc.pl

A quantitative structure - property relationship (QSPR) was used to predict the critical micelle concentration (cmc) of nonionic surfactants. The relation was developed for a diverse set of 23 nonionic surfactants (r = 0.99, F-test = 1042.5) employing the connectivity and valence connectivity indices only. The molecular connectivity indices were calculated for the whole molecule which was a simple and general approach.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008823	Micelles	Particles consisting of aggregates of molecules held loosely together by secondary bonds. The surface of micelles are usually comprised of amphiphatic compounds that are oriented in a way that minimizes the energy of interaction between the micelle and its environment. Liquids that contain large numbers of suspended micelles are referred to as EMULSIONS.	Micelle
D008956	Models, Chemical	Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of chemical processes or phenomena; includes the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment.	Chemical Models,Chemical Model,Model, Chemical
D013501	Surface-Active Agents	Agents that modify interfacial tension of water; usually substances that have one lipophilic and one hydrophilic group in the molecule; includes soaps, detergents, emulsifiers, dispersing and wetting agents, and several groups of antiseptics.	Surface Active Agent,Surface-Active Agent,Surfactant,Surfactants,Tenside,Amphiphilic Agents,Surface Active Agents,Tensides,Active Agent, Surface,Active Agents, Surface,Agent, Surface Active,Agent, Surface-Active,Agents, Amphiphilic,Agents, Surface Active,Agents, Surface-Active
D015394	Molecular Structure	The location of the atoms, groups or ions relative to one another in a molecule, as well as the number, type and location of covalent bonds.	Structure, Molecular,Molecular Structures,Structures, Molecular
D021281	Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship	A quantitative prediction of the biological, ecotoxicological or pharmaceutical activity of a molecule. It is based upon structure and activity information gathered from a series of similar compounds.	Structure Activity Relationship, Quantitative,3D-QSAR,QSAR,QSPR Modeling,Quantitative Structure Property Relationship,3D QSAR,3D-QSARs,Modeling, QSPR,Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship,Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships,Relationship, Quantitative Structure-Activity,Relationships, Quantitative Structure-Activity,Structure-Activity Relationship, Quantitative,Structure-Activity Relationships, Quantitative