New ionic liquid crystals based on imidazolium salts

Abstract

The new ionic liquid crystal 1-(4-dodecyloxybenzyl)-3-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium bromide has been synthesized and its X-ray structure obtained; various salts containing BF4−, SCN−, PF6−, CF3SO3−, (CF3SO2)2N− have been prepared by anion metathesis in water from bromide species as starting materials, and finally, the mesomorphism and electrochemical behavior have been investigated.