title: 1-(4-Alkyloxybenzyl)-3-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium organic backbone: a versatile smectogenic moiety.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg, UMR 7504, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, BP 43, 23 rue du Loess, F-67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France. dobbs@ipcms.u-strasbg.fr
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dobbs
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Douce
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Heinrich
keywords: crystal liquid; imidazolium salts; ionic liquid; supramolecular arrangement