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Effect of counter-ion on the thermotropic liquid crystal behaviour of bis(alkyl)-tris(imidazolium salt) compounds

Magdalene R. SchenkelDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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Justin B. HooperDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Mark J. MoranDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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Lily A. RobertsonDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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Dmitry BedrovDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Douglas L. GinDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
Pages 1668-1685 | Received 17 Jun 2014, Accepted 21 Jul 2014, Published online: 22 Aug 2014

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