Effects of structural modification of (alkyldiene-imidazolium bromide)-based gemini monomers on the formation of the lyotropic bicontinuous cubic phase.

Li, Patrick; Reinhardt, Maria I; Dyer, Samantha S; Moore, Kara E; Imran, Omar Q; Gin, Douglas L · Soft Matter · 2021

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Seven homologues of an amphiphilic gemini monomer were synthesized and screened for the ability to form a bicontinuous cubic (Q) lyotropic liquid crystal phase. Four of these homologues form a Q phase with glycerol or water that can be cross-linked with retention of the nanoporous structure, with one exhibiting a well-ordered Q phase with a wider phase window than the parent monomer.