Naturally Derived Silicone Surfactants Based on Saccharides and Cysteamine

Silicone surfactants are widely used in many industries and mostly rely on poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as the hydrophile. This can be disadvantageous because commercial PEG examples vary significantly in polydispersity-constraining control over surface activity of the surfactant-and there are environmental concerns associated with PEG. Herein, we report a three-step synthetic method for the preparation of saccharide-silicone surfactants using …