Superphenalene-Based Columnar Liquid Crystals

Željko Tomović, Mark D. Watson, Klaus Müllen

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Abstract

Liquid crystals from large graphitic segments: Discotic compounds based on substituted superphenalenes were prepared by a surprisingly simple synthesis and processed to give soft and highly soluble columnar liquid-crystalline mate-rials. The regiospecific synthesis leads to compounds with pinwheel-type C3 symmetry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)755-758
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume43
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 30 2004

Keywords

  • Cyclodehydrogenation
  • Diels-Alder reaction
  • Graphite
  • Liquid crystals
  • Polycycles

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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