The First Uranium Based Liquid Crystals. Uranyl Metallomesogens from Β-diketone and Tropolone Ligands

Author

Stephen L. Clark, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
James M. Elliott
John R. Chipperfield
Peter J. Styring
Ekkehard Sinn, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

A tropolone ligand (5-hexadecyloxytropolone) complexed with uranyl, produces a very narrow liquid crystal range at high temperatures. A β-diketone ligand (1-[4-decyloxyphenyl]-3-tridecylpropane-1,3-dione) designed for a more extensive liquid crystal range, produces a uranyl liquid crystal at low temperatures, which remains liquid crystalline while supercooling down to room temperature. This opens the way to a host of interesting new superheavy metallomesogens, uranium metallomesogens, low melting metallomesogens, and possible radiopharmaceuticals. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Recommended Citation

S. L. Clark et al., "The First Uranium Based Liquid Crystals. Uranyl Metallomesogens from Β-diketone and Tropolone Ligands," Inorganic Chemistry Communications, Elsevier, Jan 2002.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-7003(02)00354-4

Department(s)

Mathematics and Statistics

Second Department

Chemistry

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1387-7003

Document Type

Article - Journal

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2002 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2002