Selective Destruction of the Synthetic Vesicles by the Reductive Cleavage of Disulfide Linkage

Abstract

A series of dialkyl disulfide surfactants were prepared by the reaction of different aliphatic amines with S-acetylmercaptosuccinic anhydride followed by the oxidation with iodine. Selective destruction of the vesicles formed by the above surfactants were successfully performed by the reductive. cleavage of dialkyl disulfide to its monoalkyl thiol surfactants with various mercaptans.