B. Donnio et Dw. Bruce, EFFECT OF ALKYL SULFATE ANION ON THE MESOMORPHISM OF 3,4-DIALKOXYSTILBAZOLE COMPLEXES OF SILVER(I), Journal of materials chemistry (Print), 8(9), 1998, pp. 1993-1997
3,4-Dialkoxystilbazoles have been complexed to silver(I) alkyl sulfate
s in which the alkyl sulfate chain length has been varied. The mesomor
phism of the materials is dominated by the formation of cubic and colu
mnar phases, and the alkyl sulfate chain length is shown to affect the
mesophase range and type. The mesomorphism of these, and related, sti
lbazole complexes of silver alkyl sulfates is discussed in terms of th
e effect of aromatic/paraffinic interfacial curvature and the effects
of ionic interactions.