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Ionic liquid crystals based on a triscatecholatotitanate( iv ) complex associated with imidazolium counter-ions

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: H NMR and the crystal structure of salt C containing the complex Ti(Cat)32- with two imidazolium cations substituted by two methoxy groups (3) was established. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements and polarized optical microscopy (POM) observations attest to the thermotropic liquid crystal behavior of the salts, where long alkyl chains are present in salts containing imidazolium cations (5-7). The data extracted from the small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SWAXS) analysis of salts 5-7 enable the proposal of the supramolecular organisations of the three mesophases. This organisation is dependent on the number of alkyl chains that compose the imidazolium cations.

Source: Dalton Transactions

DOI: 10.1039/d6dt00695g

Authors: Laurent Barloy, Benoît Heinrich, Nicolas del Giudice, Matthieu Scarpi-Luttenauer, Laurent Douce, Pierre Mobian

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Chimie de la Matière Complexe, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg

Language: English

Topic: Liquid Crystal Research Advancements

Subfield: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Université de Strasbourg, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

OpenAlex ID: W7168876751

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