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

Journal Article · · ChemComm
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cc44452j· OSTI ID:1211244

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.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AR0000098
OSTI ID:
1211244
Journal Information:
ChemComm, Vol. 49, Issue 82; ISSN 1359-7345
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English