Figure S1. 1 H NMR spectrum of 1-(1′-butyl-3′-hexylimidazolium)-3-(1′′-butyl-3′′hexylimidazolium)-imidazolium tri(tetrafluoroborate) (2b) in DMSO-d 6 . Note: The water peak in the spectrum is from residual water in the d 6 -DMSO NMR solvent.
New ionic amphiphiles with a hexyl-bridged bis(imidazolium) headgroup; Br(-), BF4(-), or Tf2N(-) anions; and a long n-alkyl tail can form thermotropic bicontinuous cubic liquid crystal phases in neat form and/or lyotropic bicontinuous cubic phases with several non-aqueous solvents or water.
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