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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

A tetragonal phase self-organized from unimolecular spheres assembled from a substituted poly(2-oxazoline)

Synthesis and living cationic ring-opening polymerization of a 2-oxazoline containing self-assembling minidendrons with hexadecyl groups are reported. Structural analysis using X-ray diffraction, molecular modeling, and reconstructed electron density maps

Effect of central linkages on mesophase behavior of imidazolium-based rod-like ionic liquid crystals

Two series of phenylbenzylether and benzanilide based rod-like imidazolium bromides and their nonionic precursors, the 1-phenyl-1H-imidazoles have been synthesized and the influence of the number and length of the alkyl chain(s) and the structure of the linking group in the aromatic core (-CH2O-, -COO-, -CONH-) on their mesophase self-assembly in ionic liquid crystalline phases were studied by POM, DSC and XRD. Upon decreasing the length of the N-terminal chain or by enlarging the number and length of the C-terminal chains, the sequence smectic (SmA)-hexagonal columnar (Colhex)-micellar cubic (CubI/Pm3n) was found for the ether based imidazolium salts; while only SmA and Colhex phases were observed for the related amides. The influence of the polarity of the central linkages, namely -CH 2O- and -CONH-, on the mesophase structure and stability is discussed and compared with related -COO- connected ILC.

Self-assembly of imidazolium-based rodlike ionic liquid crystals: transition from lamellar to micellar organization

By using aryl-amination chemistry, a series of rodlike 1-phenyl1H- imidazole-based liquid crystals (LCs) and related imidazolium-based ionic liquid crystals (ILCs) has been prepared. The number and length of the C-terminal chains (at the noncharged end of the rodlike core) and the length of the N-terminal chain (on the imidazolium unit in the ILCs) were modified and the influence of these structural parameters on the mode of self-assembly in LC phases was investigated by polarizing microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and X-ray diffraction. For the single-chain imidazole derivatives nematic phases (N) and bilayer SmA2 phases were found, but upon increasing the number of alkyl chains the LC phases were lost. For the related imidazolium salts LC phases were preserved upon increasing the number and length of the C-terminal chains and in this series it leads to the phase sequence SmA-columnar (Col)-micellar cubic (Cuby1/Pm3n). Elongation of the N-terminal chain gives the reversed sequence. Short Nterminal chains prefer an end-to-end packing of the mesogens in which these chains are separated from the C-terminal chains. Elongation of the N-terminal chain leads to a mixing of N- and C-terminal chains, which is accompanied by complete intercalation of the aromatic cores. In the smectic phases this gives rise to a transition from bilayer (SmA2) to monolayer smectic (SmA) phases. For the columnar and cubic phases the segregated end-to-end packing leads to core-shell aggregates. In this case, elongation of the N-terminal chains distorts core-shell formation and removes Cub1 and Col phases in favor of single-layer SmA phases. Hence, by tailoring the length of the N-terminal chain, a crossover from taper-shaped to polycatenar LC tectons was achieved, which provides a powerful tool for control of self-assembly in ILCs.

Tailoring thermotropic cubic mesophases: Amphiphilic polyhydroxy derivatives

Novel amphiphilic polyhydroxy compounds [N-(3,4-dialkoxybenzoyl)-1-amino-1-deoxy-D-glucitols (glucamides), N-(3,4-dialkoxybenzoyl)-1-deoxy-1-methylamino-D-glucitols, N-(3,4,5-trialkoxybenzoyl)-1-deoxy-1-methylamino-D-glucitols (N-methylgucamides), 1-benzo