Liquid crystals resulting from combined ionic and hydrogen bonding interactions of nucleobase derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/10587250108025768

Salts derived from the interaction of guanine or cytosine acid derivatives with hexadecylamine exhibited smectic liquid crystalline character. This behavior was attributed to a two-level organization process, i.e., to the segregation of lipophilic from hydrophilic moieties due to the formation of the n-alkylammonium salts and to the self-dimerization of these salts through molecular recognition. Furthermore, mixing of the complementary salts in 1:1 molar ratio led, at elevated temperatures, to the formation of their heterodimer which also exhibited a smectic liquid crystalline phase.

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Liquid Crystals Resulting
from Combined Ionic and
Hydrogen Bonding Interactions
of Nucleobase Derivatives
Dimitris Tsiourvas a , Anastasia P. Mihou a b , Elias A.
Couladouros a b & Constantinos M. Paleos a
a Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR “Demokritos”
, 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Attiki, Greece
b Chemistry Laboratories, Agricultural University of
Athens , lera Odos 75, Athens, 11855, Greece
Published online: 24 Sep 2006.
To cite this article: Dimitris Tsiourvas , Anastasia P. Mihou , Elias A. Couladouros
& Constantinos M. Paleos (2001) Liquid Crystals Resulting from Combined Ionic and
Hydrogen Bonding Interactions of Nucleobase Derivatives, Molecular Crystals and
Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid
Crystals, 362:1, 177-184, DOI: 10.1080/10587250108025768
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