Study of the aggregation of 1-alkanoylperylenes in 1,4-dioxane-H₂O binary solvents—Derivation of a new empirical equation relating CAgC to both chain-length and solvent aggregating power

Aggregation behaviors of 1-alkanoylperylenes (Pe-n, n = 4, 8, 12) driven by hydrophobic-lipophilic interaction (HLI) have been investigated in dioxane (DX)-H₂O binary aquiorgano solvents by means of fluorescence spectroscopy. A novel empirical equation, which rationalizes CAgC (critical aggregate concentration) dependence of the aggregates both on the chain-length of the substituent alkyl group and on the solvent aggregating power (SAgP) for Pe-n, has been derived.