Common Packing Mode in the Complexes

The complexes formed between the cationic surfactants and the aromatic compounds, as described above, have the following common features  

Schematic drawing of the common packing pattern formed from the elementary 

The common pattern of the complex formation led to the idea that a similar structure should be formed when the aromatic compound is dissolved in an aqueous solution containing surfactant. Sakaiguchi el al. reported that elongated rod-like micelles were observed by electron microscopy when CTAB and several aromatic compounds, such as o-iodophenol and salicylic acid, were dissolved in aqueous solutions [48-50]. These 

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