Superfluorinated Ionic Liquid Crystals Based on Supramolecular, Halogen-Bonded Anions

Gabriella Cavallo, Giancarlo Terraneo, Alessandro Monfredini, Marco Saccone, Arri Priimägi, Tullio Pilati, Giuseppe Resnati, Pierangelo Metrangolo, Duncan W. Bruce

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

    61 Citations (Scopus)
    32 Downloads (Pure)

    Abstract

    Unconventional ionic liquid crystals in which the liquid crystallinity is enabled by halogen-bonded supramolecular anions [CnF2n+1-I···I···I-CnF2n+1]- are reported. The material system is unique in many ways, demonstrating for the first time 1)ionic, halogen-bonded liquid crystals, and 2)imidazolium-based ionic liquid crystals in which the occurrence of liquid crystallinity is not driven by the alkyl chains of the cation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)6300-6304
    JournalAngewandte Chemie (International Edition)
    Volume55
    Issue number21
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016
    Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Keywords

    • Fluorophobic effect
    • Halogen bonding
    • Ionic liquid crystals
    • Self-assembly
    • Supramolecular chemistry

    Publication forum classification

    • Publication forum level 3

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry
    • Catalysis

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Superfluorinated Ionic Liquid Crystals Based on Supramolecular, Halogen-Bonded Anions'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this