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An ultimate goal of the project is to predict monolayer properties, including crystallographic and micron-scale structure, phase composition, miscibility and mechanical rigidity from the molecular structure of the surfactant(s) that comprise the monolayer. To achieve these goals, a minimal test system of anionic gemini surfactants referred to in this thesis as Cn-0-Cn compounds have been explored herein. The Cn-0-Cn molecules, which can be prepared with different tail-chain lengths using a tractable synthetic approach, have the shortest possible linker joining the two head-groups. Thus, these compounds are referred to as "minimal linker" compounds. The combination of a compact head-group and custom tail-chain length leads to a family of compounds that are unique amongst gemini surfactants. The shortest tail-chain homolog studied forms non-diffracting, amorphous films at the air-water (A/W) interface like other family of gemini surfacants with a bulkier head-group, whereas, the longer homologs (with n = 14, 18; Figure 0-1) present rare examples of a diffracting monolayer similar to simple fatty acids. The C14-0-C14 homolog also shows monolayer properties similar to a common phospholipid, with a defined phase transition in the classic surface pressure-area isotherms. Further, intermolecular dispersion forces play a major role in the interpretation of the observed effects in pure and binary films of Cn-0-Cn with a representative fluorosurfactant. 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An ultimate goal of the project is to predict monolayer properties, including crystallographic and micron-scale structure, phase composition, miscibility and mechanical rigidity from the molecular structure of the surfactant(s) that comprise the monolayer. To achieve these goals, a minimal test system of anionic gemini surfactants referred to in this thesis as Cn-0-Cn compounds have been explored herein. The Cn-0-Cn molecules, which can be prepared with different tail-chain lengths using a tractable synthetic approach, have the shortest possible linker joining the two head-groups. Thus, these compounds are referred to as "minimal linker" compounds. The combination of a compact head-group and custom tail-chain length leads to a family of compounds that are unique amongst gemini surfactants. The shortest tail-chain homolog studied forms non-diffracting, amorphous films at the air-water (A/W) interface like other family of gemini surfacants with a bulkier head-group, whereas, the longer homologs (with n = 14, 18; Figure 0-1) present rare examples of a diffracting monolayer similar to simple fatty acids. The C14-0-C14 homolog also shows monolayer properties similar to a common phospholipid, with a defined phase transition in the classic surface pressure-area isotherms. Further, intermolecular dispersion forces play a major role in the interpretation of the observed effects in pure and binary films of Cn-0-Cn with a representative fluorosurfactant. 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