“…Their total synthesis has been realized using raw materials such as 2-(F-alkylethyl)iodides according to Scheme 2. Furthermore, the 3-(F-alkyl)propyl-1,1-diacids are easily prepared (36,37) and their yields have recently been improved (6)(7)(8), which allows us to consider them as a raw material within our laboratory for the same reason as for the corresponding 2-(F-alkyl) ethylthiols, amines, and alcohols. So, the DC-n, p are achieved, from 2-F-alkylethylethyliodides as starting materials, with yields in the order of 23 to 36% according to the nature of the F-alkylated tail and the number of oxyethylene groups (Table 1), which are lower than those obtained from series C (58-64%), (33), but allow us to achieve stable surfactants against pH.…”