Liquid Crystal Phase Crossover (columnar ↔ Calamitic) in Polycatenar Cuᴵᴵ 5-(3,4-dialkoxybenzylidine)aminotropololonates

Author

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

Abstract

The new tetracatenars bis[5-(3,4-dialkoxybenzyLidine)aminotropolonato] copper(II) are mesogenic. As the 3,4-dialkoxy chains on the phenyl rings increase in length, the phase behavior shifts from calamitic to discotic (columnar), the first case of a metallomesogen series to exhibit both calamitic and columnar phases. When n ≤ 12 the complexes melt to calamitic liquid crystals (specifically the smectic C phase), while for n ≥ 13 the liquid crystal phases are columnar (specifically the phase columnar hexagonal phase) © 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

Recommended Citation

J. M. Elliott et al., "Liquid Crystal Phase Crossover (columnar ↔ Calamitic) in Polycatenar Cuᴵᴵ 5-(3,4-dialkoxybenzylidine)aminotropololonates," Inorganic Chemistry Communications, Elsevier, Jan 2002.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-7003(01)00347-1

Department(s)

Mathematics and Statistics

Second Department

Chemistry

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1387-7003

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Article - Journal

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English

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© 2002 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2002