… the properties of liquid crystals and ionic liquids. Worldwide intense research activity in the
field of ionic liquids is presently going on. The main driving force to explore ionic liquids is the …

… (55-60) This Review shows that quite a few thermotropic ionic liquid crystals that form a
cubic mesophase have been developed in recent years. Cubic LC phases show long-range …

… Ionic liquids and ionic liquid crystals of imidazolium salts composed of various transition
and main group metals have been reviewed. Ionic metal complexes of imidazoles and N-…

… In this study, we report the liquid crystalline potential for … in ionic liquid crystals arose from
the study of tuted imidazolium ([R-mim]+ 1), pyridinium ([R-py]+ 2), 3low melting ionic liquids. …

… organic and sometime liquid-crystal-shaped) cation. The scope of this review is limited to …
ionic liquid crystals and does not include closely related lyotropic and chromonic liquid crystals …

… We report here that the salts of [C,-mim]+ and [C,-py]+ (n = 12-18), when associated with
chloride, tetrachlorocobaltate(I1) or tetrachloronickelate(I1) counter ions, all exhibit liquid …

… method for obtaining ionic liquid crystals is the attachment of long alkyl chains to the ionic
liquid cation. Among the … Ionic liquid crystals are of interest because they show anisotropic …

… Ionic liquid crystals have emerged as a new class of … characteristics of ionic liquids and
liquid crystals such as … , properties, and functions of ionic liquid crystals have been a hot …

… , including uncommon crystal smectic T phases, is exhibited by ionic liquid crystals based
on N-… when dissolved in an ionic liquid, and the Eu III -based liquid crystal shows intense red …

… Recent developments in ionic liquid crystal (ILC) research are summarized in this Review
article. The focus is on the synthesis of new and unusual ILCs, their mesomorphic behavior, …