1-(4-Alkyloxybenzyl)-3-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium organic backbone: A versatile smectogenic moiety

• William Dobbs,
• Laurent Douce and
• Benoît Heinrich

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 62, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.62

• study of this interesting association led us to elaborate environment-flexible cationic architectures from which mesomorphic properties emerge. Moreover, we have also explored the influence of different anions on the mesomorphic properties. Keywords: crystal liquid; imidazolium salts; ionic liquid