Nom de l'équipe de recherche	Liquides ioniques Département de Matériaux Organiques
Responsable de l'équipe	Laurent DOUCE
Coordonnées du responsable	Tél : 0 388 107 107 Courriel : laurent.douce@ipcms.u-strasbg.fr Fax :0 388 107 246
UMR d'appartenance	UMR 7504 IPCMS - Département des matériaux organiques
Thèmes de recherche en cours	Ionic liquid crystals : Rapid development of the field of ionic liquid or molten salt chemistry has occurred over the past decade due to the applications found for ionic liquids as solvents for organic synthesis and catalysis and for electrochemistry. A particularly important group of these materials has been based on salts of imidazolium cations, where the structure of both the cations and their counteranions can be adapted to various processes and to the induction of properties such as mesomorphism. From the perspective of supramolecular chemistry, many avenues still remain to be explored along these lines for the development of new materials with the apllications in nanochemistry, Gene Delivery and sensors and molecular electronics. Our group has been interested in the development of a strategy of synthesis providing access to a wide range of imidazolium derivatives in which the substituents incorporate both rigid and flexible units, so enabling the control of the emergence of mesomorphism, as well as of the particular forms it may take.
Adresse du site web de l'équipe (s'il existe)	http://www-ipcms.u-strasbg.fr/ http://www-ipcms.u-strasbg.fr/ionicliquidcrystals/index.htm
Nombre de permanents dans l'équipe (dont ….. avec Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches)	1