Smectic liquid crystals from supramolecular guanidinium alkylbenzenesulfonates

Fabrice Mathevet, Patrick Masson, Jean François Nicoud, Antoine Skoulios

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Abstract

A homologous series of guanidinium alkylbenzenesulfonates from ethyl to tetradecyl were synthesized and characterised. Their thermotropic polymorphism was investigated by polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and dilatometry. The structure of the smectic liquid crystal phases obtained at high temperature with the compounds from octyl to tetradecyl was analysed by X-ray diffraction. The supramolecular assembling of the ionic species inside the smectic layers was investigated by infrared spectroscopy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2248-2254
Number of pages7
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume8
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 17 2002

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry

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