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The synthesis and mesomorphism of di-, tetra- and hexa-catenar liquid crystals based on 2,2′-bipyridine
Rowe, Kathryn E.,Bruce, Duncan W.
, p. 331 - 341 (2007/10/03)
2,2′-Bipyridines are known to coordinate to a wide variety of metal centres. In this paper, liquid-crystalline two-chained (dicatenar), four-chained (tetracatenar) and six-chained (hexacatenar) bipyridines are synthesised and their mesomorphism is described. For the tetracatenar bipyridines, a full homologous series, from tetramethoxy to tetratetradecyloxy, was synthesised, and the phase diagram showed a classic progression from nematic and smectic C phases at short chain length, through a cubic phase to a columnar phase.
1,1'-Disubstituted Ferrocene-Containing Thermotropic Liquid Crystals of Structure 5-C5H4)COOC6H4XC6H4OCnH2n+1>2> (X=OOC or COO). Influence of the Orientation of the Central Ester Function on the Mesogenic Properties
Deschenaux, Robert,Marendaz, Jean-Luc,Santiago, Julio
, p. 865 - 876 (2007/10/02)
The two series I and II of 1,1'-disubstituted ferrocenes which differ by the direction of the ester function included the rigid organic part were synthesized and their liquid crystal properties examined.These latter were found to be strongly dependent on the orientation of the connecting ester group and on the alkyl chain.
