Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry (Oct 2009)

A convenient method for preparing rigid-core ionic liquid crystals

  • Julien Fouchet,
  • Laurent Douce,
  • Benoît Heinrich,
  • Richard Welter,
  • Alain Louati

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.5.51
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
p. 51

Abstract

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An efficient, solvent free method for the N-arylation of imidazole by 1-(dodecyloxy)-4-iodobenzene using Cu(II)-NaY as catalyst and K2CO3 as base is reported. By this synthetic approach, mesomorphic 3-[4-(dodecyloxy)phenyl]-1-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium iodide was synthesized in a two-step procedure, and its mesomorphism has been fully investigated by polarised optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction. In addition its lamellar crystal structure, electrochemical behaviour and UV (absorption and emission) properties are reported.

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