Understanding X-ray-induced isomerisation in photoswitchable surfactant assemblies

• Beatrice E. Jones,
• Camille Blayo,
• Jake L. Greenfield,
• Matthew J. Fuchter,
• Nathan Cowieson and
• Rachel C. Evans

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2005–2015, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.176

• visible in the SAXS pattern (Figure 5b), which are characteristic of the long-range order present in a lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) mesophase that can form from the self-assembly of surfactants at high concentrations in a solvent. An inverse bicontinuous gyroid cubic mesophase can be assigned using the

Thermotropic and lyotropic behaviour of new liquid-crystalline materials with different hydrophilic groups: synthesis and mesomorphic properties

• Alexej Bubnov,
• Miroslav Kašpar,
• Věra Hamplová,
• Ute Dawin and
• Frank Giesselmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 425–436, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.45

• phase was observed. The relationship between the molecular structure and mesomorphic properties of these new LCs with hydrophilic chains is discussed. Keywords: contact cell preparation; hydrophilic chain; lamellar phase; lyotropic liquid crystal; thermotropic liquid crystal; Introduction All