Chemical Properties
off-white powder
Uses
4-Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (
p-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, DBSA) may be used:
- As a solvent for the synthesis of 2-(1,5-diaryl-1,4-pentadien-3-ylidene)-hydrazinecarboximidamide hydrochlorides.
- In situ coating of rutile nanoparticles.
- As a stabilizer in the preparation of colloidal CdS.
- In the fabrication of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
Definition
ChEBI: 4-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid is a member of the class dodecylbenzenesulfonic acids that is benzenesulfonic acid in which the hydrogen at position 4 of the phenyl ring is substituted by a dodecyl group.
General Description
4-Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) is an alkyl sulfonate. It participates in the preparation of a polymer along with polystyrene-
block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) and a comb-coil A-
block-(B
-graft-C) type of copolymer.
