Maltoside-, lactobionamide-, monoglucoside-, branched diglucoside-, sulfobetaine-, sulfate- or aminooxide-based perfluorinated detergents and their use in membrane-proteins applications

A compound represented by the following formula (I):

• wherein:
• X is a polar moiety selected from a maltoside, a lactobionamide, a glucoside, a sulfobetaine, an aminoxide, a sulfate, and a branched diglucoside moiety;
• Y is a (C1-C12) aliphatic linker, optionally comprising one or more heteroatomic groups selected each independently from —O—, —NH—, —S—, —C(O)—, —NH—C(O)—, —C(O)—NH—, —C(O)—O—, —O—C(O)—, —NH—C(O)—O—, —O—C(O)—NH— and triazole;
• and
• Z is selected from a perfluorinated (C3-C12)cycloalkyl and a branched perfluorinated (C3-C12)alkyl.