Issue 82, 2013
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Chemical Communications

Alkyl-bis(imidazolium) salts: a new amphiphile platform that forms thermotropic and non-aqueous lyotropic bicontinuous cubic phases†

Lily A. Robertson,a   Magdalene R. Schenkel,a   Brian R. Wiesenauera  and  Douglas L. Gin*a  

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a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
E-mail: gin@spot.colorado.edu
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Abstract

New ionic amphiphiles with a hexyl-bridged bis(imidazolium) headgroup; Br−, BF4−, or Tf2N− anions; and a long n-alkyl tail can form thermotropic bicontinuous cubic liquid crystal phases in neat form and/or lyotropic bicontinuous cubic phases with several non-aqueous solvents or water.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC44452J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Jun 2013
Accepted
29 Aug 2013
First published
04 Sep 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 9407-9409

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Alkyl-bis(imidazolium) salts: a new amphiphile platform that forms thermotropic and non-aqueous lyotropic bicontinuous cubic phases

L. A. Robertson, M. R. Schenkel, B. R. Wiesenauer and D. L. Gin, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 9407 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC44452J

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