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Physicochemical Properties of Copper(II) Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Sulfosuccinate Reversed Micelles

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Abstract Measurements of some physicochemical properties (density, viscosity, conductance, UV–vis spectra, IR spectra) of the water/copper(II) bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (Cu(DEHSS) 2 )/CCl 4 microemulsions, at a fixed surfactant molal concentration ([Cu (DEHSS) 2 ] = 0.05003 mol kg −1 ), as function of the molar ratio R ( R = [water]/[DEHSS − ]) have been performed at 25°C. Information on some structural and dynamical properties of the water-containing Cu(DEHSS) 2 reversed micelles and of their evolution with R are derived from the experimental results. The comparison with the same properties of water-containing sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate reversed micelles allows to evidence the pivotal role of the water-triggered interactions between the counterion and the surfactant anion on driving the structural and dynamical evolution of reversed micelles.