Patent ID: 8304525

Claim:
Glycolipids of branched chain alkyl oligosaccharides exhibiting self-assembly properties, ambient temperature liquid crystalline properties, and thermotropic liquid crystal phase polymorphism, the glycolipids having at least one derivative of an amine contained therein, the glycolipids having a structural formula of wherein A=CH 2 Y, CH 3 , C 2 H 4 W; L=H or any sugar; R 3 ═H; R 3′ ═H; R*=alkyl, substituted alkyl or aryl; W=OH, NH 2 , NHC(═W*)R*, or NH(═W*)Y*R*; Y=W, Cl, Br, F, N 3 or CN; W*, Y*═O, S, or NR*; m and n≧3, m≠n; and d and d′ is 1 or −1; wherein the glycolipids exhibit self-assembly properties.