Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of rigid-core ionic liquid crystals

PHJ Kouwer, TM Swager

Index: Kouwer, Paul H. J.; Swager, Timothy M. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007 , vol. 129, # 45 p. 14042 - 14052

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Abstract

Ionic liquid crystals combine the unique solvent properties of ionic liquids with self- organization found for liquid crystals. We report a detailed analysis of the structure-property relationship of a series of new imidazolium-based liquid crystals with an extended aromatic core. Investigated parameters include length and nature of the tails, the length of the rigid core, the lateral substitution pattern, and the nature of the counterion. Depending on the ...