Branched quaternary ammonium amphiphiles: nematic ionic liquid crystals near room temperature.
Branched quaternary ammonium molecules were synthesized and characterized by calorimetric, optical and X-ray diffraction studies; two of the molecules exhibited interesting nematic liquid crystalline behavior close to room temperature.
Li
Wen
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State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.
Zhang
Jing
J
Li
Bao
B
Zhang
Mingliang
M
Wu
Lixin
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