A convenient method for preparing rigid-core ionic liquid crystals

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

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 51, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.51

• : 1a (I−); circles: 1b (BF4−); up triangles: 1c (PF6−); down triangles: 1d (CF3SO3−). Cyclic voltammogram of 1a in CH3CN (0.1 M NBu4PF6): (i), (ii) cathodic and anodic range of the voltage scan. Scan rate 100 mV·s−1. The black star denotes the initial and final potential. 1-[4-(dodecyloxy)phenyl]-3